Data and information management

Product changes currently require multiple systems, which drags on time-to-market metrics. That’s why many are eyeing core-product configuration solutions, according to new SMA research.

New capabilities designed to enable an improved view of risk, regulatory requirements, and assist companies in investment decision-making.

Despite recent crash of Asiana B777 aircraft, rating levels continue to decline and premium levels are down 5 percent on the year.

Clients and brokers are being provided with access to ACE's platform for electronic delivery of policies.

If you lead, they will follow, or so the saying goes. Leaders need exceptional qualities such as vision, knowledge, determination, and innovation and they need to lead by example. Through careful evaluation, innovative thinking and deliberation, a leader sets a course towards the future whether it is a well worn path or uncharted territory.

Continued pressure on underwriting results and a low interest rate environment motivated underwriting management to seek these higher rates, according to the “2013 RIMS Benchmark Survey.”

Partnership designed to add risk intelligence to iPartners’ business intelligence, data warehouse solution.

Companies look to develop industry- and process-specific predictive analytics solutions through partnership.

While the overall number of big data initiatives is still relatively small, the majority are centered on modeling, according to a new Novarica report.

Despite catastrophe losses of $20 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance market rates on line (ROLs) continue to be driven by an influx of capital from third-party investors at the July 1 renewals, according to a report from Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC, a global risk and reinsurance specialist.

While big data operations based in the cloud are attractive, there is at least one voice out there urging executives to be wary of moving away from on-site data storage.

Ebix Latin America says its agreement enables a large number of Brazilian brokers to concentrate on selling insurance while outsourcing their IT needs to an exchange hub.

Advice on improving communication between business people and data professionals.

Several industry analysts provide advice for establishing effective data practices in a new white paper from Xuber.

Recent estimates put the average hit a business takes as the result of a data breach at more than $4 million.

Declining U.S. property rates and reinsurers' desire to maintain their market positions is spilling over into other classes, according to a report from Willis Re.

The residential property information and analytics provider expands its P&C footprint with the acquisition of three units from the Decision Insight Information Group.

Cloud applications and Web services help insurers improve their time to market. They can launch new products and services, and address competitive pressures proactively.

Progressive has been licensing UBI intellectual property since December 2012.

Talon designed to help the reinsurer target and price new markets.