Technology
Technology
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Mobile Appraiser Pro uses photo capture technology and AI-powered mobile estimation and valuation tools to provide nearly real-time insight to field appraisers.
January 27 -
Insurance companies are rolling out digital capabilities to revolutionize the claims process. Are customers coming along?
January 27 -
As we look ahead, evolving technologies are presenting home and auto owners with new potential risks. Hacking and ransomware, once confined to computer networks, may become an endemic cyber vulnerability for our increasingly connected vehicles and “smart home” devices. Yet many of these same technologies could create new data sources and risk mitigation options for personal lines insurers.
January 26 -
In other news: Online embedded insurance, Bubble launches; Obie partners with Munich Re company; Nintex, Insuresoft team up on digital transformation.
January 26 -
Breakthroughs in AI over the past decade mean we can now use it to train computer vision algorithms to perform visual tasks as accurately or more than humans. Smartphones can be turned into visual experts in your pocket, which can appraise some aspects of the environment better than people.
January 25 -
Research shows rapid adoption of predictive algorithms and digital identity technology will stem the pandemic-driven fraud deluge. Insurance fraud causes more than $80 billion in losses annually in the U.S. alone, according to the report.
January 25 -
The unique partnership comes amid an increase in vehicle crash-related deaths and a desire to help customers understand how their choices could potentially support their overall health.
January 24 -
Insurtechs are everywhere, covering every sector and raising money at record-setting clips. But the legacy insurance businesses, from carriers to agencies, have already been here and have the deep pockets to remain. So naturally the story has become about competition for market share.
January 24 -
Digital Insurance spoke with Brett Jurgens, the CEO of Notion, a DIY smart home monitoring company, which is owned by Comcast, about how Notion works with insurers and what benefits smart home monitoring has for policyholders.
January 24 -
Millennials are the most eager to go electric, followed by Generation Z, who also expect to see autonomous vehicles in the next five years. However, 40% of respondents said they expect to never use an autonomous vehicle in their lives. The reason for the EV interest is mostly motivated by money.
January 21 -
As we emerge from the pandemic and look to the future, the case for cloud must be elevated beyond the limitations of IT savings, to how insurers can use it to address their biggest business challenges.
January 20 -
Travelers IntelliDrivePlus allows customers more opportunity to increase their usage-based discount at a time when prices are going up.
January 20 -
According to a Breeze survey, 55% of consumers would be interested in buying a hypothetical insurance product from Amazon that used data analytics to determine policy pricing, over a legacy carrier.
January 19 -
The disruptions created by the pandemic, natural disasters and a shifting workforce in the past year have challenged insurers to respond to market uncertainties with speed. Before looking at where technology met its goals and where there are opportunities for 2022, it bears noting how carriers mitigated uncertainty and aggressively charted a path forward. Carriers didn’t shy away from the need to digitize or accelerate movement to the cloud.
January 19 -
ProNavigator, a purpose-built SaaS knowledge management platform, has a goal to provide accurate information in seconds.
January 19 -
Amplify, a digital life insurance platform, is focused on helping customers build wealth through permanent life insurance.
January 18 -
The fintech startup is working with advisers on a potential deal and is in early talks with Catcha Investment Corp., the special purpose acquisition company set up by internet entrepreneur Patrick Grove, said the people, who asked not to be named as the process is private.
January 14 -
New methods, using artificial intelligence, ease the fraud detection burden and help insurance companies stay one step ahead.
January 14 -
In other news: Overhaul and Movingdots collaborate; Zurich Resilience Solutions adds DEI service; Vertafore names chief technology officer.
January 13 -
Keynova Group, a financial services intelligence firm specializing in benchmark insights, released its Q4 2021 semi-annual Insurance Scorecard, which ranks and compares the websites of the 12 largest U.S. auto and property insurance carriers.
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