How Much Exercise Prolongs Healthy Life? By Ross Campbell Wearables and self-reported data can provide Personalized Activity Intelligence (PAI), which measures cardiorespiratory fitness.
Securing Your Internet of (Medical) Things By Alexander Golubovich Healthcare institutions and legislators are working hard to catch up on security practices, yet many facilities remain drastically behind the curve.
How to Link Heart Health to Insurance By Ross Campbell Life and critical illness products protect policyholders from financial loss but until now have helped little on safeguarding customers’ health.
Walmart May Redefine Primary Care By Brian Klepper The health outcomes improvements and savings associated with only using high-performing physicians should be profound.
Americans Perplexed on Health Insurance By Nick DiUlio A survey finds that 62% of Americans favor a hybrid, public/private approach to health insurance--but many are confused.
Health Benefits of Smart Appliances By Michael Shaw An average family throws out $2,275 of food each year; smart appliances can reduce that waste while boosting healthy eating.
Fixing the EMT Crisis in Rural America By Daniel Miller What if ER physicians knew your full medical history before you even arrived at the emergency room?
Tech That Helps With Diabetic Ulcers By Michael Shaw A high-tech boot, together with a mobile app and the cloud, provide a breakthrough for diabetics who suffer from foot ulcerations.
Lemonade's 'Synthetic Agent' Nonsense By Matteo Carbone Desperate for growth, Lemonade produces another howler: A lender receiving a 16% interest rate is presented as a (synthetic) agent.
Auto Insurance in an Existential Crisis By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers The 125-year-old, $300 billion U.S. auto insurance industry is caught between runaway inflation and strained consumer wallets.
The Promise of Continuous Underwriting By Bill Deemer Bobby Touran Typically, a risk is underwritten, bound... and forgotten. But new streams of data and automation allow for continuous underwriting.
Convergence and the Insurance Ecosystem By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers Companies must anticipate the future, innovate beyond their core and transform their capabilities as rapidly as technology allows.