Smartphones

Non-invasive, AI-based technology prevents physical stresses without using wearables

Water damage is a real threat for anyone living on the coast, near rivers or other water sources.

Advice from the Apple co-founder at Dig | In on how to create successful products, why he craves privacy and why companies should value engineers and inventors.

Carriers must compete on insights from consumer information, not just the convenience of digital-app services.

Insurance companies are finally putting a price on the risk of distracted driving, and it’s relatively cheap.

The NAIC's three-year plan to adopt emerging technologies and a newly announced focus on distracted driving are sure to catch carriers' eyes.

Despite a harrowing surge in traffic fatalities, drivers appear to be getting worse at avoiding mobile-phone distractions, study finds.

The former Esurance VP says incumbent carriers have an advantage in underwriting expertise and should explore emerging technologies to boost that.

Agreements give carriers access to aerial imaging and distracted driving prevention technology.

Car accidents are rising, and with them, insurance losses. Here's how carriers can adjust.

The insurtech intends to offer more thorough, cheaper automobile coverage through its smartphone app.

Insurance agency's client portfolio encompasses small-to-medium fleets ranging from tow trucks to concrete mixers and cranes.

The insurtech will collect data on driver smartphone interaction, which will be analyzed to predict future underwriting losses.

The smartphone application is a response to recent upticks in ransomware attacks, the company says.

Less than one-fifth of top life insurance carriers have a policyholder smartphone app, according to Aite Group research, leaving lots of room for improvement in leveraging the channel.

The new tool, LifeLink, leverages cloud communications and data analytics to connect users with 911 dispatchers

The insurtech can scan phones' conditions remotely to determine coverage eligibility.