The rise of serverless computing, a bigger balance between cloud and local systems, and renewable energy adoption are among the priorities for a growing number of organizations.

Three-fifths of carrier respondents to a survey say that they are increasing use of cloud as part of larger platform modernization.

It's important to fill positions with digital natives who understand the connected world, CEOs from AIG, EMC and Argo Group said in panel discussion.

But carriers are looking for these technologies to prove themselves before widespread deployment, says Novarica study.

Driving this transition will be the growing number of Internet of Things devices and the rapid maturation of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

A review of the list of startups included in two insurance technology winter accelerator programs shows that almost half are headquartered outside of the U.S.

The life insurer has built a foundation of data to power next-generation partnerships, says chief digital officer Greg Baxter.

This year will unleash a major disruption for the analytics and information management space. It will upend decades worth of accepted practices and introduce new winners and losers.

The life and annuity insurer is banking on accelerated, data-driven underwriting in a strategic shift inspired by the proliferation of insurtech companies in its vertical.

Carriers can take their digital cues for the year from the dominant topics at the gathering of technologists.

Vendor’s technology searches for indicators as first notice of loss information comes in, giving users access to a business intelligence dashboard.

While the popular focus is on a fully autonomous future, Tom Wilson says there are short-term digital opportunities for insurers around using the data.

If you are an owner of insurance technology ecosystems, and are wondering what to do, the answer is patch.

A new study from EY finds that only 50 percent of global CEOs are well prepared to take advantage of disruptive change and opportunity created by technology, says Mark Weinberger.

The Dwellbeing tool gives insureds a place to record usage data, giving customers a better sense of personal risk.

If insurtech is to truly transform insurance, it must ultimately affect the key financial metrics of the industry.

The Iowa-based insurtech mentoring program, directed by Brian Hemesath, welcomes eight nascent companies for its fourth iteration.

Life insurer also announces a brand new venture capital investment fund, led by its chief digital office.

There will be a shift from products that change consumer experience to core solutions that will bring greater efficiency to an industry, says XL Innovate expert.

The insurance industry faces a couple of big hurdles: risk aversion and a culture that is also very averse to change.