Robotics

DARPA predictions include the possibility that devices or applications will be capable of being launched by human thoughts.

The number of investments involving insurtech companies is expected to exceed 75 this year, up from 61 in 2015 and just one in 2012, according to venture-capital researcher CB Insights.

As Hurricane Harvey bears down on the Texas coast, a look back at other storms that put the industry to the test.

Insurers have taken to drone technology quickly, but need regulators to catch up so deployment can accelerate.