While property and casualty insurers are not always known for being on the cutting-edge when it comes to technology, a number of carriers have already taken the plunge into the rapidly developing mobile device arena, offering new applications for claims and other policyholder support functions, while making their Web pages mobile-friendly.

Given that the market for mobile phones with Web capabilities is exploding, the number of insurers making use of this emerging technology should gain momentum, industry observers believe.

Gartner, for example, a leading tech research firm, is predicting that by 2013, the number of mobile phones on the planet with Web access will overtake the number of personal computers hooking up to the Internet.

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