Emerging Technologies

A great inaugural event, but to a large extent insurtech innovation is not yet focused enough on the core industry issues.

One option is to create an insurance pool for each autonomous carmaker that would assume all the product liability risk.

The eight winners of the SMA Innovation in Action Awards include Figo Pet Insurance, Meteo, Motorists Insurance Group and Texas Mutual.

It does not take a rocket scientist to understand that virtually every type of property/casualty insurance will be affected.

Despite the emphasis on glitz and action games, virtual reality could help insurers with adjuster training, underwriter education and more.

The appropriate first-mover unit of innovation is not the car, or even the car company. It is the nation.

These four startups are about to turn the insurance world upside down. And, if you ask us, it’s about time.

My cyber risk side looks at augmented reality and sees potential issues involving malware, privacy, data disclosure and employee safety.