Digital Platforms

Calls for less reliance on credit bureaus and Social Security numbers for verification are leading many to envision a future of identity on a distributed ledger.

Solaria Labs has helped the insurer bring new ideas to market that impact all corners of its business, says innovation VP.

Trifacta's "data wrangling" offering will help the life insurer prepare unstructured information for analytics projects.

The new platform, Quick Quote, generates online quotes for customers who only input a home address using third-party data.

The life carrier is keen on finding the startups that will define insurance user experience and distribution in the future, says managing director Doug Russell.

Technology and information management dominate the most wanted hires this year, with seven of the top 10 in the IT and analytics fields.

Data scientists remain among the most sought-after of all workers, and that translates into very healthy salary ranges for several key job roles.

The move follows earlier investments by the carrier in its website, customer portals and core systems.

Jon Colello, president and head of underwriting, advises carriers to focus on technologies and partnerships reducing data sharing costs.

Organizations continued to have great need for infosec and DevOps talent, but there was little gain for data processing professionals in September.

SVP Jerry Gupta notes the emerging technology has increasingly been used in distribution and claims straight-through processing.

Enterprises remain committed to building on their legacy infrastructures, but the massive influx of data poses new challenges to incorporating it all.

The primary uses are for sending alerts, notifications and reminders, marketing messages, streamlining account registration and protecting accounts with two-factor authentication.

Spending on core systems and digital innovation is high, but CIOs are spending a lot of time meeting data security needs, says Novarica.

The reinsurer is set to offer life and health clients the startup’s mobile-based musculoskeletal rehabilitation program for policyholders.

How do insurance technology startups stand out in a crowded field? DI asked a few to show how.

Choice comes months after the insurer announced innovation push across its business.

Carrier will offer all policy services, from quoting to claims, completely online via its customer portals.

The insurtech intends to make its cloud-based distribution platform available to carriers globally.

Artificial intelligence, intelligent apps, immersive-experience devices among Gartner’s technologies to watch.

The offering uses mimicked version of an information system to fool hackers, says Chris Albery of the HITRUST organization.

The ability of modern tech entrants to analyze insurers' large data sets is a key part of their value propositions.

Artificial intelligence, followed by digital security and the IoT are the most differentiating technologies, but also among the hardest to hire for, say IT leaders.

Commercial insurer joins Des Moines, Iowa-based program as investor and program mentor.

Richard Smith will apologize for the breach and outlined a chronology of key events in Congressional testimony today.

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.

Equifax's data breach may be the most serious, given that it covered 143 million consumers and involved reams of confidential information, but it wasn't the largest. Following are the biggest to date.

Insurers, municipalities and venture firms are teaming up to identify winning startup technology companies and develop effective solutions for the industry.

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

Organizations paid $301M to cyber attackers in 2016, and incidents are expected to increase over the next two years.

Companies with good remote work procedures can easily switch from in-office setups to work from home or work from alternate location needs.

Ten to 12 startups will be accepted into the three-month program each year and work out of the Upward Hartford WeWork space.

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

Carriers are wise to shore up security governance, data protection and incident response strategies, says Novarica's Tom Benton.

Many organizations struggle with an overwhelming amount of threat information, coupled with a lack of staff expertise to analyze it.

Take a look at this year's Women in Insurance Leadership honorees preparing for their Digital Insurance photoshoot.

Several varieties of produce aren't covered by the initiative because the risk growers face is unclear.

Carriers should partner with upstart companies to speed digitalization, consultant adds.

Executives from Liberty Mutual and Zurich discuss digital transformation strategies at Boston conference.

Glatfelter Insurance CIO studies business side's needs to build the best tech environment.

The company is developing an instant-issue platform that delivers life policies to customers without fluid testing.

Executive's priorities are transitioning the product-centric organization to one focused more on the customer.

Carrier is looking to develop customer experience comparable to that of Amazon and Google, according to Cathleen Scerbo, VP of IT business operations.

Almost a decade after Zurich's implementation, the insurer's cloud journey presents lessons for carriers undergoing similar projects.

This information is exactly what is relied on to verify someone’s identity. It is simply a gold mine for potential identity thieves.

The key number in question is an insurer’s PML, or probable maximum loss, due to a major weather event.

SVP and CIO has worked to support the professional development of women in the sector while delivering on innovative projects for the carrier.

Insurers using drones to expedite claims processing after recent storms also will contend with private UAV users flaunting regulations.

Modeling and experimentation are common across the industry, but nothing replaces the value of real-world events, says IBHS president and CEO Julie Rochman.

The storm will test how well insurers have priced risk, and the supplemental data from geospatial sources can help carriers lay the groundwork for future risk management.

Insurers' investments in technologies to settle claims faster and with more accuracy are answering the bell of massive storms.

Intruders accessed names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and driver’s license numbers, the company said.