Emerging Technologies

Virtual reality has moved beyond gaming and should take on significant insurance roles through simulations, training, advertising and more.

While many await the driverless car, the future of safety is already here, through assisted driving. Insurers and regulators must act.

Not long ago, the rate of adoption of emerging technologies and of innovation that we saw this year would have been unthinkable.

The number of start-ups has seen a step change, though only from "almost none" to "a trickle." Many more are on the horizon.

It's getting harder to find a large enough, representative sample for consumer research. Gamification may be the answer.

Uber et al. face complicated liability and insurance issues that go well beyond whether their drivers are officially employees.

The apps can create a home inventory, provide feedback on your driving, guide women through pregnancy and much more.

The Achilles heel is that systems design theory of the '80s and '90s was component-based. It made sense at the time; it doesn’t any more.