Wearable technology

Brooks Tingle, who was key in developing the life insurer's Vitality connected-life platform, takes the reigns for the company's life operations.

Apple’s current Watch has a more basic heart rate monitor, but the company is increasingly pushing to turn its luxury fashion accessory into a serious medical device.

There is no question that understanding the technologies themselves are important, but it is about what the technologies mean for customers, risks, and operations.

New unit will invest in startups with expertise in mobility, connected health, data intelligence and cybersecurity.

Home insurers have an opportunity to revolutionize their business like health and auto companies have with the Internet of Things.

The emerging technologies are equally dependent on each other for best results, Novarica says

The startup hub will operate as a standalone division of Fintech Australia, a local incubator founded in 2015.

Among selection of 9 emerging companies are several taking advantage of data from devices.

Insurer looks to reward healthy living habits with discounts on gadgets and premium.

Initiative to use real-world evidence, supported by info from wearables and apps.

Deep learning applications may put insurers on the forefront of technology.

New Jersey insurer becomes the organization's 50th industry sponsor in hopes of forging new relationships with up-and-coming startups.

Broker expects technology to cut down on workers' compensation claims.

More than half of U.S. consumers already share, or are willing to share, data collected from the smart and connected devices they use, says Celent survey.

There’s $100,000 on the line for participants in insurer’s Singapore-based program.

Customers get a discount on their premium for opting in, and can use wearables to save more.

The wearables market was valued at more than $2 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach almost $6 billion by 2021, Technavio Research finds.

The company insurers more than 1 million pets in the UK and has made its first insurtech investment in that space.

ABI Research forecasts body-worn devices will surge from 20 million to more than 116 million by 2021.

Manufacturers should incorporate cybersecurity throughout the product lifecycle of the technology they’re developing, says FDA’s Suzanne Schwartz.