Analytics

Spending is expected to nearly triple from current levels by 2016.

As insurers turn to big data for answers, Oracle offers up six tips for easy integration.

From rudimentary automation and reporting to tapping into big data, the return on insurers' data analytics investments is proving a winning proposition.

New software integration product is designed to run financial models against an on-demand, cloud-based grid.

The rare yet emerging data scientist is a hybrid of data hacker, analyst, communicator and trusted adviser, making him a powerful asset to an insurance organization.

Mobility—rising from its humble beginnings—is on a roll, driven by ever-higher-performing smartphones, tablets, and other devices enabled by 3G and 4G networks, as well as an explosion of innovative applications. Indeed, we believe that enterprise IT is on the brink of a revolution that promises to boost productivity by expanding office functionality beyond the brick-and-mortar location. There are opportunities galore, but cost, governance and security challenges must also be reckoned with.

Insurer will now help Valen support carriers that are purchasing its homeowners solution, PropertyRight.

Given a $3 million-to-$5 million bump in budget, almost one-third of insurer CIOs would put the money toward analytics, despite already investing heavily in that area, according to “If I Had $5 Million… Where Insurer CIOs Would Spend Money They Don’t Have and Why,” a survey from Novarica.

Upgrade for P&C insurers designed to provide mobile business analytics.

USAA received the highest online policyholder security rating based on a new report from Corporate Insight, titled “Login Security: Keeping Policyholder Information Safe.” Amica received marks just short of USAA’s while Progressive was cited just behind Amica. Best practices offered by the research firm were for insurers to offer login access throughout the company website, provide additional security options, provide easily accessible security information and provide users with the option to set security questions.