Big data

Tom Bolt is charged with helping the company improve pricing decisions using data and analytics.

The companies' complementary analytics backbones can provide a fuller view of customers.

But IT personnel too often feel they lack the skills, technology and bandwidth to create the data-centric foundation needed.

The emerging technologies are equally dependent on each other for best results, Novarica says

There are opportunities for carriers of all sizes to get involved, as many startups looking for pilot customers will lower costs to get their foot in the door.

Insurance companies can help consumers stay informed on risks to lives and property, evolving them into life-coaches.

Insurer’s personal insurance unit is looking to develop lasting relationships with startups in big data, AI and more.

Carriers are working to change the culture around underwriting to be more data-driven, says EY study.

Insurers deploying drones, accessing mobile uploads and analyzing weather data to ensure proper settlement.

Data plays a key role in understanding what your customers will be looking to buy next year, in five years or in 10 years, and how that impacts your staffing needs.

The university's new data science center, part of its business school, will aid the firm in conducting analytics-driven research to enhance members' tech capabilities.

Most innovation plans do not account for emerging industry trends like insurtech disruption and IoT adoption, study finds.

The industry has a way to go in fixing the underlying information challenges needed to respond to regulatory requests and to innovate, says Michael Atkin.

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.

The continued emergence of AI, big data platforms and IoT suggests carriers must deploy newer skills to keep up, SMA finds.

Financial services lead the way in tech investments fueled by big data and analytics projects.

Here’s a look at some of the most prominent new industry appointees.

With its EMAP platform, the company says it's more agile and better able to explore new ways to interacts with clients.

Technologies are expected to capture, store, manage and analyze large and variable collections of information.