Coronavirus drives more consumers to consider big tech for insurance

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Employees work on laptops at the Pandora Media Inc. offices in Oakland, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014.

Insurers need to find new ways to build capabilities to meet the digital needs of their customers as big technology companies and non-traditional players enter the insurance market, according to the recently released World InsurTech Report 2020 (WITR) from consulting firm Capgemini and Efma, a global non-profit organization that facilitates networking between decision-makers at insurance firms and banks.

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated insurance digitalization in order to meet customer demand, the report says, and adopting a new mindset, leveraging intelligent processes, and collaborating with ecosystem partners will be crucial for insurers to meet rising business and customer needs.

Bob Violino
Contributing writer

Bob Violino is a freelance technology and business writer who covers a variety of topics, including big data and analytics, cloud computing, information security and mobile technology.


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