Data and information management

As the number of firms implementing big data projects grows, many cite a number of significant challenges.

College students were tasked with building data visualization tools for underwriters to assess impacts of catastrophes.

How does an insurance organization transform to digital when its digital technology experts are so strapped for time and resources?

Laxman Prakash assumes new role as second VP of information security at the life & annuity carrier.

The inability to easily access, refine and collaborate on information continues to be a large roadblock for many analytics projects, says Zaloni exec.

Data overlay and hands free usage is providing significant value to early adopters, says ABI Research

The worldwide private and public cloud market grew by nine percent in 2016, as organizations increased spending on servers and networking equipment.

Data visualization, dashboards, data integration and data quality are among the features cited as most critical by firms.

Machine learning, deep learning and natural language processing are among the technologies that will help drive organizational success.

Carriers must take care to prevent ‘innovation theater,’ says Novarica report.

Virtually every organization will be affected, putting new pressure on creation, collection, utilization and management.

Initiative pushes customers to adopt autonomous driving features for auto premium discounts.

But carriers are interested in improving customer relationships with more value-added services, says NTT Data survey.

Carriers have a ways to go to incorporate insurtechs’ innovations into their processes, Accenture says.

Identity theft was the leading type of data breach last year, accounting for 59% of all privacy hacks.

The typical organization today is drowning in data, and IT and business leaders need immediate insights to drive innovation, says Zoomdata executive.

A future where artificial intelligence makes deep connections in insurance data isn’t that far off, says Novarica.

The greatest investments will be in banking, healthcare, insurance, securities and investment services, and telecommunications.

Fraudsters are getting more sophisticated, but carriers can keep up with innovation.

The Insurance Digital Revolution, a combined effort of three agent groups, is trying to get distributors to embrace technology.