A research group run by employees from technology companies including Google and Microsoft Corp. called for more regulation of facial recognition and other artificial intelligence tools.

Whether it is public, private or a hybrid mix, cloud adoption is now widespread, but most organizations still lack a formal strategy around data migration and management in the cloud.

Organizations that focus their efforts in six key areas will be far ahead of other businesses at this time next year, says PwC.

Competitive pressures mean insurers are highly incentivized to automate more processes where they can to meet customer expectations, says KPMG.

Upheaval in product development and new offerings made possible by connected devices mean insurance's 'moment of truth' is evolving rapidly.

Carrier-side venture partner Martha Notaras shares her ideas on what's in store for the insurtech sector next year.

Leandro DalleMule takes job as GM of North America for the insurance data platform.

New data quality management practices, data discovery techniques and predictive and prescriptive analytics tools will be among the top trends impacting analytics and business intelligence.

Machine learning adoption has been growing at a rapid pace, and there is no end in sight. Recent forecasts say pilots and implementations, as well as investments, will increase 400 percent by 2021.

Despite the strong and inherently negative narrative around the impact on jobs, the bulk of the impact from the automation of work through AI will result in a 'displacement' of work not a 'replacement' of work.