Emerging Technologies

Here is a baker's dozen (plus one) of technology companies to watch that insurers might want to consider using in 2016.

The questions are getting more complex as self-driving vehicles approach reality. It's crucial that we experiment and learn.

While the focus has been on cars, an autonomous truck is now licensed to operate on U.S. roads -- another way to reduce accidents.

Even if fully self-driving cars don't arrive for 10 to 15 years, could robots replace people as drivers in the interim?

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.