Emerging Technologies

Although driverless cars will become mainstream in more than a decade, insurance executives should start thinking about certain issues now.

This “We can write your insurance in two to three minutes” mantra is becoming a common theme with many of these insurance startups.

While Lemonade gets headlines, the insurance sharing model has, in fact, been in existence in several countries since as early as 2010.

P2P is actually iterative, not disruptive, as practiced in insurance today. But important new forms will emerge before long.

In the IoT, billions of devices will connect to the cloud, but they need to be able to process their own real-time data at the edge.

Drones integrated with AI will provide an end-to-end solution that will expedite claims, reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction.

Silicon Valley got a free pass on ethics when computers were for nerds and hobbyists. Now, technology is the underpinning of economic growth.

This month's list of 6 Innovators to Watch, for instance, is mostly full of data plays and focused on life and health, not P&C (with a decidely non-U.S. profile).