Wearable technology

IoT devices are generating real-time data insurers can harness to assess risk more accurately.

Smartwatches and other wearable technologies have the potential to change the pricing of life insurance policies by offering better data about individuals' mortality risk, according to a new report by reinsurance company Munich Re and analytics firm Klarity.

Digital Insurance contacted insurance professionals to comment on what they see for insurtech in 2025.

Digital Insurance reached out to insurance professionals for comments related to trends in workers' compensation insurance.

LIMRA data reveals the types of life insurance programs that Americans are interested in.

Digital Insurance reached out to insurance professionals about trends related to workers' compensation insurance.

Digital Insurance reached out to insurance professionals about what to expect with life insurance technology.

Engineers at the company are racing to make changes to algorithms on the device that measure a user's blood oxygen level — a feature that Masimo Corp. has argued infringes its patents.

Adam Fox, MassMutual's head of distribution technology & data science, spoke with Digital Insurance about the main objectives of its Health and Wellness Program.

This year, in the spirit of innovation, Accenture used generative artificial intelligence to help distill and uncover trends, feeding submissions securely into its gen AI model.

Insurtech is transforming the workers' compensation segment through big data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, wearable technology and more.

Consumers preferred to share data using smart devices in the home: 45% said they are happy to share information via Amazon Alexa, Google Home and the like. A little over a third of consumers (36%) said they were willing to share data through wearables or fitness health tests.

Customers of the John Hancock Vitality program who own the Oura Ring will receive personalized health data and rewards for healthy habits.

Digital Insurance spoke with Sears Merritt, head of enterprise technology and experience at MassMutual.

New research finds changes in age and industry demographics of workers comp claims

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

Digital Insurance spoke with Tony Laudato, vice president of marketing and combination products at Munich Re.

Tingle has led the insurer to implement behavioral insurance.

The Innovation Network for Construction includes in-house services to reduce risks for workers and job sites, along with discounts on recommended technologies.

Workers' comp insurance is a costly business, so it's no surprise that firms are constantly looking at new ways to make the workplace safer for their employees.