Data and information management

Data management revitalization is on the rise as carriers look to leverage more big data for insight.

Insurers are driven to prove that they are at the forefront of working with the hottest technologies in the world.

Data industry leaders supply predictions on what to expect in the ever-expanding world of analytics in 2016.

This year we brought you lists, virtual tours, and more. Check in on what resonated the most with your peers.

Data analytics and business intelligence remain the top concern of most IT leaders heading into 2016 according to some recent studies, and that is placing greater attention on cloud computing and data security at many organizations.

Novarica's Matt Josefowicz says that among carriers at large, the definition of digital strategy is 'all over the map.'

Google intrigue, Snapshot news, and biometrics were among the most-read stories this year on Insurance Networking News.

Nearly all organizations recognize the value in the data they hold, but a large percentage struggle with what to do about it.

The curriculum will provide students with advanced technical expertise in managing, modeling and visualizing big data.

Is it time for insurance companies to start gravitating away from the business of managing large data centers to depend on the cloud?

SNL's data model is mapped directly to Accenture's core systems software in alliance.

More than two-thirds of organizations say there is a global shortage of skilled cyber security professionals.

David Zona had been chief underwriting officer.

As carriers employ drones, IoT devices, and wearables, they must understand and address the potential exposures from theft of the related information.

The insurer will use the platform for risk management.

The company has opened a Watson global headquarters in Munich to be nearer the insurer and other partners.

The companies partnered to raise the profile of insurance as a big data industry with the next generation of tech professionals. Check out what an insurance hackathon looks like.

Big data, the cloud, mobile technology and IT security continued to grab the lion’s share of technology headlines in 2015, and IT and data leaders can expect more of the same in 2016.

James Kaplan, a principal in McKinsey’s New York office and one of the authors of Wiley & Sons’ “Beyond Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Digital Business,” recently posted a list of the books that influenced him as a business technologist. The list, with some of his comments on the books, follows.

Chuck Ruzicka last led the technology organization in the agency markets division of the carrier.