Emerging Technologies

Will drones invade our privacy? Or will they make our lives easier and aid society in ways that haven't even been thought of yet?

To really be the "can-do" coverage for the poor, it is not enough for microinsurance to be affordable and accessible.

Exoskeletons, autonomous vehicles, surveillance and wearable biometrics and robotics are changing risk in profound but uncertain ways.

Drones clearly carry huge advantages, but they also raise tricky questions. What happens when they see things that should stay private?

Big data will enable microinsurance by improving weather forecasts -- and farmers will thrive throughout the developing world.

The result? New customer expectations. Decreased risk. New product needs. New service revenues. New competitors. And more....

Wearables could improve health monitoring and safety, but issues like battery life, transparency and simplicity need to be resolved.

Businesses have adopted social media, but in 2015 it will no longer be seen as a discrete activity; it will spread through the whole organization.