Artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technologies, novel biomarkers of aging and longevity, internet of things; all of these technologies are rapidly evolving, converging and giving raise to the new applications in every industry. From helping us track the rate of our mental physiological aging, to impacting our overall health and longevity, AI has the potential and the capacity to transform life and health insurance as we know it. In a recent article titled "How AI And Aging Research Can Help Life Insurance Companies", I explored many ways in which AI and aging research are going to disrupt the traditional models of how life insurance companies operate and can help them, as well as policy owners, make better informed decisions. Traditional life insurance companies used broad actuarial tables to assign policy seekers to a risk category. However, there is a new upcoming brand of insurance that makes it even more relevant for the entire society and economy at large. You might have probably heard of fintech, the technology startups disrupting the finance industry.

Artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technologies, novel biomarkers of aging and longevity, internet of things; all of these technologies are rapidly evolving, converging and giving raise to the new applications in every industry. From helping us track the rate of our mental physiological aging, to impacting our overall health and longevity, AI has the potential and the capacity to transform life and health insurance as we know it. In a recent article titled "How AI And Aging Research Can Help Life Insurance Companies", I explored many ways in which AI and aging research are going to disrupt the traditional models of how life insurance companies operate and can help them, as well as policy owners, make better informed decisions. Traditional life insurance companies used broad actuarial tables to assign policy seekers to a risk category. However, there is a new upcoming brand of insurance that makes it even more relevant for the entire society and economy at large. You might have probably heard of fintech, the technology startups disrupting the finance industry.