Data and information management

Insurer will take stake in insurtech while leveraging its technology with clients.

More rules may not be the best answer to protecting financial services against cyber attacks.

A new study out from CareerCast reports that those three job occupations have hiring outlooks of 21 percent, 18 percent and 17 percent respectively.

With today’s digital tools and platforms, the technology can be applied to various aspects of the insurance value chain.

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.

Some 82 percent of companies have experienced at least one unplanned systems outage over the past three years, which lasted an average of four hours.

Individual state guidelines, dating back as far as the 1800s, cater to old paper-driven market, not a digital world where insurtechs produce data in real-time, says former NAIC president.

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

Optimism about the value of AI-powered applications in the enterprise is high and plans to continue investment in the technology are widespread, a new study reveals.

The $312 million invested in the past quarter follows an outlying peak in Q2, but still illustrates a year-long trend of gradual average increases.

While keeping up with regulatory changes remains a big challenge, insurers are focused on cybersecurity and IT risk at high levels.

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.

Organizations are rapidly adopting the technology to drive business opportunities, but the pool of experienced workers remains limited for the moment.

Trifacta's "data wrangling" offering will help the life insurer prepare unstructured information for analytics projects.

Businesses are often hindered from moving to a deeper level of analysis, with 42 percent still relying on traditional business intelligence tools, a study finds.

The life carrier is keen on finding the startups that will define insurance user experience and distribution in the future, says managing director Doug Russell.

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

Technology and information management dominate the most wanted hires this year, with seven of the top 10 in the IT and analytics fields.

The data discord happening at some organizations may be the result of unclear expectations or a lapse in communication between these individuals.