Analytics

Read how and why insurers are taking the lead in mastering big data and analytics with INN's roster of 10 leading carriers across lines of business.

Insurers are in a great position to lead in getting real business results from big data and analytics investments, as these 10 carriers demonstrate.

The life insurer is taking the lead on leveraging wearables to improve the onboarding experience. "The ability of this data, and predictive modeling, to offer the client a more streamlined and more personalized underwriting process, is crucial," says Brooks Tingle, SVP of insurance marketing and strategy.

MassMutual is adding big data talent to its team each year in partnership with several local colleges. "It's so hard to find to seasoned talent, but this has proven itself to be valuable and we are scaling up," says SVP of analytics and research Gareth Ross.

Progressive's big data leader Pawan Divakarla says data is integral to the insurer's mission: "Big data, small, it doesn't really matter: We want it to be in our fabric."

We now are seeing a resurgence of AI, a blending of machine learning, predictive modelling and cognitive computing along with self driving cars, which raises some rare and interesting opportunities.

Paige Vinall also leads e-commerce strategy as well as the delivery of projects and services that support the company’s technology efforts.

An onsite assessment and interviews will be used to compare security and incident-response capabilities, processes and tools with leading practices.

We strongly recommend tying all digital and mobile initiatives together under a “digital insurer” strategy.

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