Emerging Technologies

The use of scooters--and number of accidents--is going to increase, creating significant risk. So, what are the insurance implications?

Automated portals have become popular but can be ungainly and unresponsive. A movement back toward agencies has begun.

Insurtech names could provide a whole meal (Oyster, Pineapple, Cake, Pie) or fill a zoo (Blue Zebra, Bold Penguin, Rhino, Hippo).

There is one answer that keeps coming up to the question of "What makes an insurtech initiative a success?" That answer – the team.

A “Spotify moment” will see products simplified to their core coverages and then embedded frictionlessly into a digital ecosystem.

Smart insurtech firms, such as Habit Analytics, Open Data Nation and StrongArm Tech, are likely to play a key role in helping incumbents.

Recent tests cast doubt on the efficacy of driver-assist technologies and thus on how soon full autonomy is likely to affect auto insurance premium.

Growth at Lemonade, Root and Metromile may be slowing. Is the reason issues with customer acquisition or a focus on underwriting profitability?