Going Digital

No matter what form of insurance you sell, technology-led opportunities for risk prevention (or elimination) have never been better.

Here is what is working, what is not working and what is coming next in digital marketing for financial services.

Insurers must emulate Da Vinci, whose extraordinary powers of observation made him such an important figure in the Renaissance.

Yes, insurers can clearly innovate. But the industry is missing the last mile: the technology that can connect to product innovation.

Maybe, maybe not. But the connected world will certainly change people's habits in ways that insurers should be tracking.

Start-ups can buy resources incrementally, as the business grows -- a game changer. And every company can offer products "as-a-service."

Mary Meeker gave her always-anticipated, annual presentation on the state of the Internet this week.

Mary Meeker's annual presentation on the state of the Internet says voice-recognition technology is nearly ready and will be highly disruptive.