The insurer is using advanced cameras and analytics software to quickly map and settle hail claims when policyholders drive in.

There’s almost universal agreement among insurance carriers that SaaS will have a significant impact on both the industry and individual insurers within the next five years, Ovum says.

Once a digitally savvy company from an “adjacent industry” such as web services has a wrap around your customers, what’s to prevent them from embedding their own insurance products?

The carrier is leveraging its relationship with eyewear manufacturers to test the potential for wearable technology to affect health outcomes.

The history of innovation in insurance has largely been shaped by advances made in technology external to the industry.

Expected benefits include improved customer service and lower IT costs resulting from consolidated and standardizing billing systems and processes on a common platform.

On the final day of the IASA conference, the team chats with insurance IT experts on why the cloud is gaining momentum in core systems and how the industry can become more innovative.

Agent, MGA and broker portal has been deployed to the Microsoft Azure cloud to control infrastructure costs.

This addition to the Fineos AdminSuite is designed to support group, voluntary and individual billing on a single platform, the company said.

On day 2 of the IASA Educational Conference and Business Show, the team looks at the opportunities for drones and other emerging technologies to shake up insurance.

The partnership is intended to help insurers extend connectivity with brokers and agents.

The insurance-specific platform is intended to help insurers uncover and operationalize data assets and deploy pre-integrated analytics solutions.

Alaska National Insurance and Canopius Underwriting Agency are using the vendor's technology.

The Telematics Analyzer system helps insurers collect, analyze and score telematics data from any source.

A rollout of the Accenture software in commercial lines completes a full consolidation of claims systems across business lines.

On day 1 of the 2015 IASA Educational Conference and Business Show, attendees discussed some of the new and exciting technology developments that are poised to shake up the insurance industry. 

OdometerConfirm automatically collects, verifies and transmits VIN and mileage data.

Insurance carriers are increasingly doubling as venture capitalists, identifying and supporting startup technology companies that promise to shake up the industry.

The insurance company that paid $4.125 million for Cottage Health System to settle a class action lawsuit following a large data breach now wants its money back.

The P&C insurer will deploy the system in a cloud model.