Data and information management

At Novarica’s 2012 Research Council meeting, new technology trends emerge from insights provided by insurance executives.

The trickle-down consequences of increased outsourcing and reduced developer footprints could be a severe lack of in-house talent.

In-car video study indicates electronic device usage, adjusting controls, personal grooming and eating/drinking are the most common distracting activities for teen drivers.

Enterprises are lacking the enterprise tools and internal governance policies to fully harness social media data.

Report identifies an expansion of severe weather risk into Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Is crowdsourcing a legitimate, sustainable method of solving business problems?

Paulson, rating agencies varied in their response to The Hartford’s decision to place individual annuity business into run off and pursue divestiture options for individual life, Woodbury Financial and retirement plans.

SAS reports release of in-memory engine designed specifically for business visualization of big data on nonproprietary hardware.

Three new products attempt to leverage the vendor’s acquisitions into a large market share of analytics innovation.

For dealing with the immense complexities behind regulatory and risk concerns, static data and spreadsheets may not cut it.

According to a new survey, cost containment leads employer concerns in 2012; safety also a worry.

Its Replicated Stratified Sampling financial modeling tools and techniques are designed to work with an insurers' existing models and actuarial software.

Automakers’ recent move to incorporate smartphone hubs into production and the recent outcries against distracted driving could put insurers in precarious position.

A full 92 percent of survey respondents say they'll expand data storage capabilities.

Focusing on cat modeling, Praedicat will be based on long-term research and development projects started at the parent companies.

Carriers are quoting average rate hikes of 5 percent to 10 percent for D&O and E&O insurance after more than two years of price cuts, according to analysis by SKCG Group.

Protocols, including smartphone implementation into auto production, set the stage for telematics use within the next five years, according to a new report.

Product addresses a variety of best practices and risks associated with employee use of personal devices for work, including legal issues that arise from access of employee data by an employer.

The problem stems from companies that value speed to market over security when they create mobile versions of their e-commerce sites.

While cloud uncertainties persist, tactful implementation and maintenance can offset the risks involved, according to SIM.