Digital Platforms

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.

The insurer will move to a cloud-based platform after entering a multi-year services agreement.

Needing to replace its core to meet customer demands, auto-club carrier selects suite with robust analytics components.

Transforming personal lines’ ‘moment of truth’ isn’t easy, but the payoff is clear.

Companies are wary of cyber attacks, other data breaches, and other system failures over all other risks, according to survey of worldwide firms.

Though insurance tech budgets are leveling off, companies are still pushing digital, says SMA.

A new initiative called Healthcare NExT will combine work from existing industry players and Microsoft's Research and AI units.

Jim George switches responsibility from North America to global.

A flurry of activity in insurance core systems continues with the buy.

The office in Austin, Texas, houses about 120 employees, the company said.

Octo specializes in telematics and data analytics software for the auto insurance industry.

The number of insurers making regular cybersecurity assessments to the board of directors is also on the rise, according to Moody's.

Venture investors are clamoring to back cybersecurity startups after record hacking last year and calls by U.S. President Donald Trump and other global leaders to do more to protect against digital attacks.

The Canadian auto and home insurer deploys EIS’ CustomerCore DXP platform.

The question becomes what the companies will do with the large piles of cash they allocated for the acquisitions, and whether they’ll try anew at fresh takeovers under a Trump administration, whose antitrust officials could be more amenable to large consolidations.

Guidewire DataHub will support the Canadian P&C carrier's ongoing data strategy.

Sean Ringsted will continue as chief risk officer after assuming his new position.

Rippleshot says that its software uses machine learning and big data to identify potential payment card breaches.

New entrants into the connected-home market are driving insurance innovation. Check out these examples from the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show.

With the move, the trucking and specialty transportation insurer modernizes its policy administration infrastructure.

Brad Gabel arrives at the Birmingham, Alabama-based life insurer by way of TIAA-CREF.

According to the latest data from Venture Scanner, overall InsurTech venture funding grew at an annual clip of 31% from 2011 to 2017.

The Priority Health initiative helped improve transparency, says CIO Krischa Winright.

With last week’s announcement that Insurity has acquired Valen Analytics, the core and analytics landscape changes again.

The growth of the cloud and the Internet of Things is driving demand for data centers.

A spike in insurance technology M&A is being reflected across the software industry, and many expect more deals to come.

The hire comes a week after the company hired a new CISO as well.

Carrier selects software from Applied Systems to make rating easier for agents.

Political uncertainty in global markets has been identified as the cause.

Embracing the cloud will make the transition to digital processes less painful.

The National Flood Insurance Program will use Marsh' Torrent Technologies to underpin its policy issuance and claims.

A major benefit of moving away from legacy processes is the ability to cover more risks for more people.

The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative, co-founded by five European insurers late last year, is preparing to add new members.

AlertDrving's telematics platform will manage driver risk and educate customers on how to become safer on roads.

Former Axis exec Joseph Merten is the company's first EVP of technology and operations.

Glassdoor has just released its annual look at the best jobs in America, based on hiring demand and pay potential. Once again, data scientist tops the list, with 18 of the top 50 jobs in tech and data fields.

Bertrum Carroll joins the workers' compensation insurer from SC Johnson.

The insurer selects Duck Creek's cloud for core software to replace its legacy policy, billing and claims systems.

Britain’s largest mortgage lender was targeted by a denial-of-service attack, which aims to cripple an online system by flooding it with traffic.

MAPFRE Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico settles, as HHS Office of Civil Rights sets large fines.

The life insurance software vendor has acquired Resonant.

A likely repeal of the Affordable Care Act and adjustments to other regulations on the financial sector have insurers watching President Trump intently.

Getting to insurance digital excellence requires new ways of thinking as much as new technology.

Consumers who acquire a Nationwide policy can buy and pay for it entirely on Sure's platform.

Satya Nadella cautions his own company and competitors about "parlor tricks" that show AI’s power without preserving workers’ dignity.

Accenture research says emerging consumer group focusing on digital interaction with insurers provides market opportunity.

The insurer selects Myriad Development to automate data integration and improve risk evaluation.

The two-year agreement aims to build use cases for how distributed databases can aid research and information sharing.

Cloud service markets are now growing three times more quickly than cloud infrastructure hardware and software, study finds.

Participants in the Des Moines insurtech organization's third group benefit from new perks this year.

The reinsurer will begin integration of Guidewire’s InsuranceSuite software in its home state of Iowa.

The life insurer's new venture capital unit plans to make investments of up to $3 million in relevant startups.