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The startup hub will operate as a standalone division of Fintech Australia, a local incubator founded in 2015.

The business unit, created last year, leverages data science and extensive third-party data to price small business risk.

The new tool, LifeLink, leverages cloud communications and data analytics to connect users with 911 dispatchers

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.

Move adds to drug chain’s string of deals in pharma, health and analytics.

CVS processes drug benefits for insurers including Aetna, and also runs a chain of drug stores.

In acquiring Aetna's group benefits business, The Hartford expects to benefit from more data and better claims management.

Insurer looks to reward healthy living habits with discounts on gadgets and premium.

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

The insurer will continue to improve its machine learning technology as it adapts and learns from customer inquiries.

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

Showing only modest gains is the data center systems area. Gartner expects that sector to see a 1.8 percent increase in spending, up from 1.7 estimated growth in 2017.

The organizations say the cloud-based system will help insurers expand their markets through better use of data.

The usage-based insurance startup believes that driving frequency is a crucial data point for carriers.

National General will develop a usage-based insurance program with the Allstate-owned connected-car insurance software company.

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

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

Pie Insurance, a worker's compensation coverage startup with entirely digital distribution, will launch next year, says CEO John Swigart.

Data and analytics company is partnering with life insurers to develop products to automate the application and underwriting process.

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.