Data and information management

Today's technologically advanced homes are altering how insurers use real-time telemetric data for the assessment of risk and prevention of loss.

Gartner warns enterprise application development teams against using traditional practices.

MEM also worked with Risk Control Technologies to integrate Guidewire PolicyCenter and ClaimCenter data into the loss prevention system.

Companies that endure data-security breaches pay a huge price, and that price is rising. As insurers such as Chubb, Ameritas Life, OneBeacon and Allianz Global Assistance conduct more business online, the tactics and strategies they employ to protect systems, data and users are evolving as well.

Just days before this issue, which contains our security cover story, went to press, we got some interesting news: 1.2 billion unique usernames and passwords and 542 million email addresses were reportedly stolen from 420,000 websites, according to The New York Times. The websites ranged from Fortune 500 companies down to small online retailers.

The VP of Strategy & Data Governance at TIAA-CREF shares ways to reduce the effort required to make data fit for use and ultimately integrate data governance into the operational DNA of the organization.

Marketing and IT remain far apart on how much weight each puts on the need for collaboration and interaction, but the gap is closing fast, according to a report from Accenture.

Six questions that need to be asked before signing on with an outside service.

The latest version of the firm’s risk and capital management decision-making application is designed to enable insurers to better understand the drivers of risk, assess options and deploy capital efficiently.

Legal & General and Patriot National are among the winners of Novarica's annual awards honoring best practices in insurance industry IT initiatives and strategy.

While better reporting and actuarial analysis help to support financial decisions, improved analytics and decision making greatly assist the rest of the organization.

At CNA, a new CEO and a shift toward managed services drove changes in the insurer’s security posture, including dialogues with competitors and business partners, and subjecting the company to a cyber-insurance risk assessment.

Kory Jensen now is SVP, IT infrastructure for the Insurance holding company; plus three other management-level IT positions filled.

Project is intended to consolidate data and analytics tools, improve data quality and the efficiency of analysts.

The market for data loss prevention products will reach $1.7 billion by the end of 2014.

CIO Tony Laska on how offering boardbooks on tablet computers saved the company time and effort while reducing paper waste and offering better information more conveniently.

AIG, Amica, Legal & General and 8 other insurers among the finalists for the awards honoring best practices in insurance industry IT initiatives and strategy.

Chad Zenner will drive AssureStart’s digital marketing and branding activities.

Elizabeth Brady will manage branding, advertising, media relations, data analytics, research and business intelligence for the company.

CRM data analytics can enable a business to make the sales process smarter as well as empower field reps with easy access to business intelligence.