Analytics

Startup Crop Pro Insurance plans to help growers minimize risk using digital data and technology.

Partnership follows several other collegiate partnerships aiming at developing analytics talent.

Algorithms and AI are very good at identifying patterns of behavior that predict certain outcomes, which can be used to sort people by the expected cost of care.

Carriers are starting to recognize scientists focused on behavior, speech and social networking will be valuable in the long term as new data sources emerge.

Salaries can approach $160,000 for a candidate with the right experience says Sam Brown at Empiric.

The 10 honorees of Digital Insurance's 12-year-old program are leading their companies through a transformative time for the industry.

Not all data insights generate value to an organization, and some can be downright counter-productive.

But challenges of implementing the technology include regulatory issues, incomplete data, lack of skilled employees and executive support.

Condo insurer will implement core systems and analytics suite.

Kan Yuk Lau has also worked at Liberty Mutual, The Hartford and Allstate.