Technology & Analytics
Commercial Lines Insurers Plan Predictive Modeling Embrace: Willis Towers Watson
Predictive modeling is becoming even more widespread among U.S. property/casualty insurers, with rapid gain likely in the coming years for commercial lines carriers. The big news: Two-thirds of the ...
Forget Driverless Cars. How About a ‘Flying Taxi’?
A Bavarian start-up is developing a five-seat "flying taxi" after successful test flights over Germany of a smaller version of the electric jet, the company said on Thursday. Munich-based Lilium, ...
Through the Roof: Drone Startup Hits 6,000-Inspection Milestone
BetterView, an insurance technology startup that captures and analyzes data from drones, announced early this month that it has performed more than 6,000 roof top inspections for insurers since its ...
Usage-Based Insurance Apps: Opportunity or Obstacle?
It's been almost a decade since Progressive launched its usage-based insurance (UBI) program, Snapshot, aimed at more closely aligning driving behavior with auto insurance rates. And although other ...
Enrich Customer Data to Gain Strategic Advantage
The ability to capture and use customer insights to shape the buying experience can offer insurers a strategic advantage, but most companies are using only a fraction of the data in their possession, ...
Young Agents Want the Tech Tools Needed to Compete Against InsurTechs
With so much attention lavished on InsurTech startups that vow to replace them, young insurance agents feel they are being shortchanged in the race to invest in insurance technology. Just give them ...
Storing Telematics Data in the Cloud Puts Driver Privacy at Risk: Research
Drivers' private information can be compromised when stored in the cloud for usage-based insurance (UBI) programs, according to researchers. Using connected-device, or telematics, functions in ...
Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Homes Lead to Shifts in Exposures—and Underwriting
Today's insurers want to be there for their customers—literally. With sensors of various kinds in policyholders' cars, homes and personal devices, "exposure data tracking" is rapidly becoming a ...