Emerging Technologies

Mobile technologies, principally the smartphone, have produced our "on-demand" economy. Three key factors mean we are just at the beginning.

While technologies are always advancing, 2016 will be a defining year for several, including artificial intelligence, robotics and virtual reality.

Italian firms have set up a telematics "observatory" to promote innovation on home, health and industrial risk, as well as cars.

A report estimates that driverless cars will add $5.6 trillion to the global economy by slashing accidents and sending productivity soaring.

Trends include uncertainty on interest rates, increasing complexity for products, a move toward a sharing economy. That's just the start.

These P2P start-ups tackle the fundamental conflict between the insurer and the insured through a variety of clever, new business models.

Investors deployed $2.6 billion in capital to InsurTech start-ups in 2015. Here are the six trends to watch for in 2016.

Typically, we expect luxury brands to foster autonomous technology, but mid-market auto brands are making announcements.