Data and information management

For a successful analytics program, analytics professionals need to master a range of approaches and bring a variety of experiences to projects, as outlined by Gartner Analyst Carol Rozwell at the Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit 2014 earlier this month.

Travelers, the only property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said profit climbed to a record in the first quarter on investments and expanding margins.

Infrastructure functions can reduce costs and improve service delivery through better demand management.

Gartner CEO and senior executive survey shows that growth is the top priority, with executives displaying a “bullish” attitude toward technology-related business growth in 2014 and 2015.

The industry has a long way to go, with many obstacles to digitization. But the potential payoffs make it worth the work.

How information is presented to business users directly impacts how easily and efficiently they can answer their analytical questions.

Microsoft’s Analytics Platform System is the company's latest effort to beef up big data products for corporate clients.

The partnership will establish an offshore Center of Excellence in Bangalore.

The partnership will offer an RMIS product designed to improve workflow and decision-making.

The insurer will move to a private cloud-based infrastructure on the PureFlex System and IBM will provide other services related to mainframe, storage, backup and resiliency.

What do well-rounded data scientists look like, exactly, and where can they be found?

Access to a growing number of models through a single platform enables insurers to build a more complete view of risk while achieving operational efficiencies in underwriting and portfolio management.

Casualty Actuarial Society forms a task force to advance research into cyber risk and cyber insurance.

Cloud vendors aren’t being challenged enough at the start of engagements.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods leaves ratings unchanged due to the generally stable operating environment, but analysts are adjusting earnings-per-share estimates because of winter weather and a flatter yield curve.

Partnership will develop AXA’s digital, social and mobile footprint in France.

A link exists between the levels of collaboration among IT, line-of-business and analytics groups and the success of big data and analytics projects.

Top trends include core and legacy system transformation, data mastery, and analytics and digitization, Celent says.

SAP's platform has been expanded to North America insurers through its cloud offering.

Insurer expects to increase automation, flexibility and control of investment accounting and reporting.