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Accenture describes the DISC as an innovation hub that showcases applications, Internet of Things devices, and enables clients to test digital insurance products through proof-of-concept pilots to validate offerings.

While I've tried to articulate how some organizations get big data "right," it's frequently more compelling to explain how others seem to be getting it terribly "wrong."

While capital remains the primary tool that IAIS plans to use to ensure global insurer solvency, the IAIS demonstrated an apparent new openness to listening to those who had decried its rush to new standards, and its unwillingness to consider the equivalency of current local regimes.

How do industry experts view the development of the Internet of Things, and what would they change?

GameChanger Suite now includes features and functionality for agency administration and maintenance intended to simplify tasks such as license management, creating flexible commissioning structures, and conducting agency bank account sweep for commission payments and clawbacks.

Three-quarters of respondents to a Towers Watson survey of P&C claims leaders cited effective implementation of data and analytics as a challenge.

As insurance companies increasingly digitize their operations, reach out to customers via apps and online services, and employ big data analytics for everything from telematics to fraud prevention, any hiccups in software delivery may mean delays and losses.

Insurance companies face increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity challenges. Here's what leaders at major companies are doing to solve them.

Before you get deep into the specifics of master data management (MDM), it’s important to have an overarching approach to data governance. These eight data governance design principles were shared by Angie Pribor of First San Francisco Partners during the MDM & Data Governance Summit in San Francisco last week.

Robin Heller has been selected as chief technology and operating officer of the IMA Financial Group Inc., an independent insurance broker. Heller will oversee strategic technology development, IMA said.

The idea that someone could tarnish a brand name by cyber- squatting on, say, Vodafone.sucks, ManchesterUnited.sucks or LloydsBank.sucks led to a flurry of registrations by the companies themselves. To take control of their trademarks on this domain, firms had to cough up around $2,500 per year.

What we learn about securing data and communications from the Department of Defense.

Success in the future will depend on the capabilities we put in place to present an accurate map of what information resides where, and describes the actual quality level of that information.

Industry experts share insurers' strengths and what still can be improved on the cybersecurity front.

Curt Kibler will oversee the e-Business department, including development, systems operations, business intelligence and reporting, carrier profitability, project management and quality assurance. Dan Bryce, who has been CIO since 2000, will be retiring later this year.

The joining of two more global technology firms creates another global technology services giant in the financial services space. But why so many? And what does this mean to us in insurance?

The health insurer is offering American Well telehealth services to its members.

Tim Callahan, chief information security officer for Aflac, talks about the benefits of attending Deloitte’s one-day CISO Transition Lab.

Whether you're a student or a business professional looking to make a career change, Airbnb's Dave Holtz says there are eight core competencies you'll need to succeed in the field of data science.

By asking the right questions, and offering the time to understand and explain coverages to consumers, independent agents are creating value to consumers, says Bill Wilson, CPCU and associate VP of education and research for Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. In the second part of this exclusive interview, Wilson discusses Google Compare, the differences in policies, and how insurers can differentiate themselves in a crowded field.