Analytics

Companies need to start encrypting personal information, especially important data such as Social Security numbers, and storing it more securely.

The HHS Office for Civil Rights Web site of large breaches lists more than 90 major incidents of hacking, which have become much more prevalent during the past two years. Here are the 10 largest healthcare hacking incidents to date.

The information compromised includes names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, street and e-mail addresses and employee data, including income, Anthem said.

Social, mobile, analytics, big data, cloud and digital strategy soon will be basic capabilities, and insurers that get bogged down in ROI studies could miss opportunities.

The regulatory group has established a task force to evaluate the insurance industry’s skill at protecting sensitive customer data.

A looming labor shortage in insurance has led several industry players to launch a campaign to increase the sector's visibility and desirability while promoting science, technology, engineering and math.

Inadequate systems outranked talent and capital resources in a Towers Watson poll of insurer pain points.

Four steps CIOs need to take to lead insurance organizations to greater “customer obsession.”

Insurers must choose between embracing innovation or just continuing with business as usual and run the risk of becoming a casualty in the new competitive battle.

Insurance carriers are dependent on the cloud solutions available to them and even those vendors with other priorities recognize the importance of cloud as a key initiative for the future, according to Celent.