Predictive analytics

Insurance execs are hungry for education on big data and analytics, according to Celent/The Institutes survey.

Respondents generally believe that big data will provide their company with a competitive advantage. But they cite several challenges to that goal.

New NAIC president says one of his 2017 goals is to spend more time familiarizing himself and his regulators with the new technologies permeating the industry.

Chris Du Bois has been with the company since 2010.

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

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

The Michigan insurer worked with Information Builders to translate its terabytes of data into actionable insight.

Data mining techniques may be able to more readily identify red flags or spot patterns that suggest fraud, but insurers will still need to rely on data-minded teams to create the algorithms and systems that will detect it and root it out.

The Caribbean insurer aims to improve both claims and underwriting performance with the move.

Hippo, an insurtech startup looking to provide home insurance beginning in 2017, has announced $14 million in Series A funding led by VC firm Horizons Ventures.