Emerging Technologies

Fallacies include the belief that lifting and shifting applications to the cloud does not work and that sunk costs are unrecoverable.

The concept of smart cities is gaining momentum; many cities around the world are developing strategies and implementing projects.

With the imminent arrival of autonomous vehicles, many worry about safety -- often phrased in terms of "the trolley problem."

Gig economy platforms are now beginning to offer drone services, making drones more accessible than ever for insurers.

Negative misconceptions arise when insurtech gets linked to “disruption,” so it doesn't get all the positive vibes it deserves.

Are autonomous vehicles inevitable? Probably. Are they imminent? Probably not, at least on a widescale basis.

And could a platform-based company dominate insurance without holding any risk or employing any underwriters and adjusters?

Driverless cars are just the start of the reinvention of transportation. Autonomous trucks are close. Flying cars are even on the horizon.