Google Applies Pressure on Insurance Innovation | Re/code

Google Applies Pressure on Insurance Innovation | Re/code

Re/code Event Updates Re/code Product Updates http://on.recode.net/1fAxGAd Trending Share: It's a common thread in nearly every industry: Innovation occurs when consumers' growing needs and expectations converge with intense competition. It's no surprise, then, that insurance — not exactly known for being on the forefront of technology — is one of the last remaining industries to innovate and fully embrace data, analytics and customer communication technologies. Insurance is a complex purchase business with a convoluted ecosystem and ever-changing regulatory requirements that has kept the industry in a well-protected bubble from external competition for decades. Now in 2015, the announcement of Google Compare for auto insurance pushes the industry to innovate from a technology standpoint, but most importantly from a structural standpoint, by changing the way insurance companies interact with their customers.

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