Digital Platforms

To realize the benefits of emerging tech, insurers need to take big swings at SaaS rather than sticking to ancillary functions.

New tech companies are shaking up the insurance market with Internet of Things, drone and machine learning products.

Here’s how insurers can move important analytics projects from innovation to production.

This shift is impacting the entire IT channel, including vendors, distributors and solution providers, says CompTIA's Carolyn April.

Nearly half of organizations surveyed said hosting big data was a major factor in a cloud-first strategy, explains Mark Clayman.

The cyberattack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide is likely to have originated with a hacking group linked to the reclusive state.

You can always spend more money to shore up data protection, but here's what else needs to be done.

The attackers have claimed only about $92,000 in payments from their widespread ransom demands.

Cyprus-based insurer deploys new platform for life, investment and health lines of business.

More than a third of customers prefer automated service via machine learning to alternatives, according to Celent report.

As companies around the world defend against the WannaCry ransomware attack, a new study finds basic defensive measures are often lacking.

CISO Tim Callahan outlines how insurers can beat phishing attacks with adequate preparation.

Even as computer attacks become more prevalent and damaging, they haven’t been a universal triumph for the data protection industry.

The malware used a technique purportedly stolen from the U.S. National Security Agency.

Jennifer Marshalek, SVP for the P&C carrier, provides tips for carriers to navigate the digital world.

The move supports the specialty insurer's ongoing digital strategy.

Insurer embraces self-service and analytics in revamped claims process.

More than one third of firms were attacked at least five times in past 12 months, says security expert Nat Kausik.

Entering the storm season, several large insurers have unmanned aerial-vehicle fleets ready to go.

Pricing has dropped by up to 14% annually as more organizations take their information to a crowded cloud environment.

Public datacenters to do the majority of spending in 2017, according to new study.

Startup technology companies are upending the insurance industry with increased use of third-party data and new products that last shorter durations.

Analytics, cloud computing and security are among top skills employers seek.

Data and analytics initiatives, cloud implementations and insurtech partnerships and integrations will lead the way, according to Celent report.

If artificial intelligence efforts are to succeed they need to focus on solving real consumer needs, says Forrester analyst Jennifer Wise.

College students were tasked with building data visualization tools for underwriters to assess impacts of catastrophes.

Laxman Prakash assumes new role as second VP of information security at the life & annuity carrier.

Iowa insurer will integrate vendor's software with 17 policy administration systems.

The worldwide private and public cloud market grew by nine percent in 2016, as organizations increased spending on servers and networking equipment.

SMA research identifies a definite slowdown in the purchase of core systems in the P&C market.

Data visualization, dashboards, data integration and data quality are among the features cited as most critical by firms.

Farmers' subsidiary begins new core instillation with its dwelling fire and specialty homeowners lines.

By 2020, 90% of organizations will adopt a data environment that has both cloud and on-premise computing services.

Carriers need guidance from outside the industry to truly get digitalization, says Munich Re exec.

The insurance business is changing, and all technology providers have something to contribute.

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia completed an implementation of Guidewire's policy administration system.

Identity theft was the leading type of data breach last year, accounting for 59% of all privacy hacks.

Home and auto insurer adopts Duck Creek's AgencyPortal, Turnstile, and AgencyConnect technologies.

Nearly two-thirds of organizations experienced a “known” major cyber attack in the past 12 months, with the average being four.

The tech giant said it is enabling third parties to create financial services apps in the cloud.

Growing risks are often associated with improper sharing through mobile devices, study reveals.

The need is for EDR, software-defined segmentation, cloud security, and user and entity behavior analytics.

Committee members will work to keep regulators up to date on new products from startups and established insurance industry players.

Modernizing insurers' IT environments often leads to more reliable data that can facilitate improved processes.

P&C insurer continues long-standing relationship with vendor, in efforts to enhance online customer experience.

Steps to help ease the transition from people-centered processes to machine learning and AI.

Organizations will use ‘time series forecasting’ to predict, control and change future events and outcomes.

Savvy investments, partnerships and hiring practices seen as key to digital transformation.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says the rules 'helps guarantee the financial services industry upholds its obligation to protect consumers.'

Data and analytics vendor acquires software companies that specialize in compliance, risk and claims processing.

Few people are qualified to handle today's security threats, leaving many organizations vulnerable.

More than half of U.S. consumers already share, or are willing to share, data collected from the smart and connected devices they use, says Celent survey.