For upstarts, these represent opportunities to disrupt the old guard; for established firms, these approaches can stave off new competitors.

One of the top data and analytics technology trends this year will be the ongoing growth of natural language processing and conversational analytics, according to research firm Gartner Inc.

Specialty insurance company's tech leader says managing technical debt is a challenge for carriers navigating a changing world.

Augmented analytics, continuous intelligence, data fabric and persistent memory servers are among the top trends that will drive advanced analytics adoption, says Gartner.

Single-tenant SaaS has the same long-term scaling problem as on-premise deployments: every client’s system running on a slightly different branch of the codebase.

As clever as artificial intelligence may seem, it does not duplicate the human brain, learn on its own or operate free from human bias.

Those organizations that haven't given thought to AI investments run the risk of quickly losing competitive advantage, consultancy says.

It’s no longer a question of if companies should use data; rather, the concern lies in how companies can effectively apply its insight.

Companies that have vast amounts of data can easily step into the space and start competing with insurers. Here's how to dodge the threat.

Wage growth is starting to accelerate, and CIOs could find themselves paying premiums for certain roles in high demand such as data science, AI, security and cloud technology.

The landscape shifts with which the insurance industry is currently contending include new developments in both technology and consumer behavior.

The coming year is expected to be a crossroads for the industry. Here's what to look out for to see what's next.

U.S. companies are increasingly adopting new data analytics tools, including cloud-based business intelligence services and machine learning services, to leverage and monetize their information.

By 2022, 90 percent of corporate strategies will explicitly mention information as a critical enterprise asset and analytics as an essential competency.

Organizations will be looking to hire a range of IT professionals, with skills related to data management among the most desired.

Expert System's Cogito will help automate processing of engineering reports for underwriting.

Insurer's Innovation World Championship pared down more than 400 entrants from 49 countries.

Digital twins, edge computing and decision automation are among the hottest trends expected to impact artificial intelligence adoption this year.

The company's T-HR3 could one day serve as arms and legs for the bedridden, or as a surrogate for relief workers in disaster zones.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have become essential for organizations to stay competitive. But adoption is lagging even among key decision-makers championing change.