Core systems

Global natural catastrophe activity low for the first half of 2014. However, various blizzards in North America this past winter totaled around $3.4 billion, according to Munich Re.

Worldwide public cloud services revenue reached $45.7 billion in 2013 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 23 percent through 2018.

The new app will support industry reporting to European regulators.

Consolidation and fluctuating returns have complicated risk management, creating new technology priorities for insurers, according to Novarica study.

The use of smartphones and laptops is widespread among enterprises, with nearly three out of every four organizations issuing corporate-owned laptops and smartphones to their workforces.

Data scientists and 180,000 members of Kaggle's community will have an opportunity to solve analytic challenges in FICO Analytic Cloud platform.

Spending was subdued, as clients took advantage of intense service provider competition and cheaper cloud computing and as-a-Service offerings to reduce their service delivery costs.

Endpoint detection and response solutions and big data security analytics at the heart of next-generation security platforms are two of the top 10 technologies Gartner says organizations need to fully engage.

The Evolution of Insurance – The Friendly Society Evolves Sanjay Mohan describes the evolution of Insurance and how Insurance has always been about a "community" of customers. This blog highlights today’s market need for carriers to rediscover the consumer.

The system was about 190 miles south-southwest of Cape Fear, North Carolina, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said in an advisory at 5 a.m. local time.

More than 88 percent of survey IT professionals in a recent survey expect ransomware to increase for the remainder of the year, compared to 66 percent in January.

Last week, we discussed the reality that most IT organizations are making well-intentioned investments, but that their investment portfolio may be out of balance. To read last week’s blog,click here.

The temporary program has been called everything from a “subsidy” and “safety valve for consumers and insurers” to a “taxpayer bailout.”

Pro General will use 4Sight's ad-hoc reporting capabilities, predefined data layouts and capabilities around reports and dashboards to have advanced analytical reporting with detail drill downs.

At the top of the list are pricing challenges stemming from complex pricing models and hidden fees.

On the state-based marketplaces consistency results varied, while in the federal marketplaces 2.6 million of 2.9 million inconsistencies went unresolved.

The market generated 653.8 petabytes of new storage capacity shipments during the quarter, which was up 72 percent compared with the same period a year ago.

Organizations’ efforts to go digital—and drive growth through digitization—are picking up steam. But many have more work to do before they can scale their efforts and see material impact.

Sixty-eight percent of respondents feel their companies are actively promoting gender diversity.

Under the proposal, 95 percent of customers who purchased plans through the federal website will be automatically renewed, unless they seek changes.