Insurance news zooms in on wearable technology

June 23, 2014June 20, 2014 Julie Campbell

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Everything from trackers to wristbands and smartwatches are offering considerable opportunities to health insurers. Health insurance news is abuzz with the some of the latest mobile devices that are rapidly becoming mainstream, in the form of wearable technology gadgets that are sensor rich, providing considerable feedback about a person’s fitness levels and his or her body’s response to various activities throughout the days, weeks, and months. Although this would have sounded like something out of a movie, this tech is already readily available. With everything from the FitBit to the…

Insurance technology could soon bring wearables into health care

March 12, 2014March 10, 2014 Julie Campbell

Fitness and activity trackers are becoming popular and could provide helpful medical data. Just as pay as you drive policies are becoming popular among auto insurers, a new form of potential insurance technology is now becoming increasingly popular along with the trend of wearable devices and gadgets such as smartwatches and fitness bands. This could prove to be exceptionally helpful to the health care industry, and perhaps to insurers, as well. As fitness trackers such as Fitbit become increasingly commonplace, and major smartwatch manufacturers enhance their products with activity monitoring…