Data and information management

Machine learning and artificial intelligence libraries are now getting robust enough to contribute meaningfully smart or learning bots into the mix that can do a bit more than rote button pressing and reading screens.

Technologies such as predictive analytics are not a slam-dunk. The business needs to decide exactly what kind of data matters, and how this may change day to day.

Building a data warehouse with a single data model that supports the whole business is notoriously difficult, with a success rate that drops as the amount of data and number of lines of business get larger.

CEO Tom Wilson and other execs provide a window into how big insurers take digitalization front-and-center.

We are now entrenched in a digital revolution that is powered by these maturing and emerging technologies.

Research from the company finds that 31% of insurance companies are already using wearable technology to engage customers, and two-thirds expect broad adoption of the technology within two years.

The user experience can make or break an application. Here are five ways to measure whether it’s positive or negative.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hasn’t yet put out final figures on the risk corridor program, S&P said.

Workers comp insurer intends to automate processes and enhance its capabilities for agent and customer service.

New platform, scheduled for fall release, is intended to reveal abnormal network behavior and help thwart attacks, company says.

Industry groups sought legal protections that would encourage information sharing to help prevent increasingly damaging cyber-attacks.

The Munich Re unit has made an investment in Waygum, Inc., a technology startup that is building a mobile app platform for the Industrial Internet of Things.

The agreement combines IBM's knowledge of IT security with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' underwriting experience, the companies said.

Property-and-casualty policy sales fell 2.9 percent in the first quarter, Zurich-based Ace said, driven partly by currency fluctuations and declines in the agriculture business.

Get a first-hand look at the key managers and innovative initiatives that have emerged from Progressive's enterprise Innovation Garage in this exclusive slideshow.

The computer security industry is eating humble pie at this week's RSA Security Conference in San Francisco. Amid continued cybersecurity break-ins and a growing threat landscape, here are five key IT security and data protection trends emerging at the conference.

CIO Ray Voelker says Progressive's IT and business strategy are 'indistinguishable,' discusses how the insurer’s big data strategy stands out, and the possibility of Google, Apple and Microsoft entering the auto insurance market.

The mutual insurer intends to use the InsureRight Predict feature for underwriting purposes.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has announced its Principles for Effective Cybersecurity Insurance Regulatory Guidance, which direct insurers, producers, and other players in the insurance ecosystem to to join forces in identifying risks and adopting practical solutions to protect consumers' sensitive information.

The insurer is hoping to save money by shrinking its space footprint.