Robotics

Partnerships with drone-as-a-service companies will be put to their first major test by the storm.

Examples include robotics, virtual assistants, artificial intelligence and customer self-service technologies, which include kiosks and self-checkout lanes.

Underwriting procedures are being handled in an entirely new way, impacting everything from data gathering to data analysis.

Partnership will give Farmers' claims pros access to unmanned aerial vehicles fully loaded with analytics software.

The acquisition adds drone-as-a-service capabilities to Genpact's suite of claims services.

The sector is complex, and it is important for carriers to have the appropriate systems and functionalities to support these complexities and enable future growth.

The continued emergence of AI, big data platforms and IoT suggests carriers must deploy newer skills to keep up, SMA finds.

Insurers see an opportunity to program aerial vehicles’ flight and picture-taking, freeing up adjusters’ time.

Projected gains from AI include $6.6 trillion from increased productivity and $9.1 trillion from consumption side-effects, says PwC.

While several CEOs have been critical of this administration, they have flocked to the White House this week seeking to influence the government’s technology policies going forward.