Mobile technology

Mobile devices and apps provide immediate access to contextually relevant information, speed tasks and increase productivity by putting tools and other problem-solving capabilities into their users’ hands.

The swap is part of an effort to upgrade technology that also includes new e-mail software and stronger security.

The global reinsurer is moving from a homegrown system with BlackBerry phones to a MobileIron offering with Windows phones and a bring-your-own-device option.

Insurers now can buy Driveway’s technology backed by Pinnacle’s rating, actuarial and regulatory guidance and can choose technology, consulting and scoring individually, or as a coordinated package.

Widespread use of mobile devices is driving insurers and other financial services firms to increase spending to protect data.

Metromile CEO talks to INN about the challenges and opportunities of the carrier's deal to provide per-mile insurance coverage to Uber ride-sharing drivers.

A new report from Corporate Insight examines the user experiences of two insurance firms’ telematics programs and finds participants, overall, liked them but there were differences.

New York, Georgia and other states have now authorized the program for personal and commercial vehicles to produce a risk score that underwriters can use to offer discounts.

Agreement offers USAA members access to home automation technologies, including intrusion detection, fire protection, video surveillance systems, thermostats and locks.

Insurance Technologies’ ForeSight and FireLight streamline the end-to-end sales process in the office or in the field.

New technology from Vlocity enables Silicon Valley broker to quickly connect a Salesforce front-end to its Vertafore back-end.

A new report from technology research and advisory firm Ovum identifies the five key trends, from ongoing differences between employers and employees to increased demand among SMEs for mobility.

Web-based app for smartphones designed to increase efficiency, decrease cycle times.

State Farm releases mobile app intended to help used-car buyers.

plan participants expect the same level of transactional capability from their mobile devices that they experience in retail and other mobile friendly industries, Novarica finds.

The sudden expansion of connected things will boost the economic impact of the IoT as consumers, businesses, city authorities, hospitals and many other entities find new ways in which to exploit the technology.

Canada’s third-largest auto insurer enters five-year agreement for UBI and insurance telematics technology and services.

The partnership implements Towers Watson's DriveAbility 2.0 score, an analytical scoring model of UBI data offered from IMS' DriveSync connected car platform.

Towers Watson and the National Business Group on Health found that 76 percent of employers surveyed are exploring the use of mobile health applications, fitness wearables and social media to encourage greater physical activity among their employees.

'Zero negatives' at Farmers Alliance; program stands out in part because the company has chosen to introduce a mobile app first to independent agents rather than to its policyholders.