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Private insurers working in partnership with FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program have come under scrutiny over allegations they denied or rejected damage claims based on falsified reports.

Why are chief data officers (CDOs) in high demand – and how might their roles evolve within large enterprises worldwide? Some intriguing answers surfaced in “Dawn of the Chief Data Officer (CDO)” – a survey and research report from Experian. The survey involved 254 CIOs worldwide. Here are 10 key takeaways.

Anticipated benefits of the new core systems suite include greater automation and streamlined processing, faster time to market, improved data integrity and lower cost of ownership.

While mobile applications are seemingly everywhere, insurers – especially midsize and small ones – have been slow to adopt the technology. But some vendors now offer off-the-shelf products and services to push the technology and resulting savings to smaller insurers.

Digital platforms are changing the way we look at data, applications, and the insularity of the insurance industry.

Matthew Eagle will be responsible for providing thought and resource leadership across the EMEA and AsiaPac regions and developing catastrophe modeling and analytics propositions.

Jonathan Zaffino now is responsible for managing Everest National Insurance Company and U.S. Insurance Operations after a stint at Marsh.

Allstate and XL Group are among the growing number of insurers with executive teams devoted to cleaning and organizing data to facilitate enterprise analytics initiatives.

Supported by the Accenture Cloud Platform and using Microsoft Azure, the suite is intended to enhance underwriting effectiveness, reduce loss costs, improve customer retention and drive profitable growth.

Former tablet and online banking leader Allison Landers will enhance digital experience for the insurers' group products.