Data and information management

There can be, if insurers become fully aware of the ways to secure data.

Independence Blue Cross is in the process of testing a wireless-enabled fitness device and apps that can be used to support wellness, the Philadelphia-based insurer reports.

Insurers believe creative disruption has value, and they want their share.

Private equity firm Genstar Capital acquires policy administration software unit.

Accenture survey says industry needs to embrace analytics and better tailor products and services to customers’ needs.

Report says worldwide IT spending pertaining to risk functions will increase to more than $74 billion by 2015.

If Novarica’s Chad Hersh had a crystal ball, he would have told insurance technology attendees at a technology user conference in Austin this morning that the future is already here.

A new survey says drivers want more connectivity behind the wheel and that they think automated driving is not far off, but is that what we really want?

New report foresees the financial services industry’s risk technology spending hitting $23 billion by 2013.

New Agent App From ING

Formerly known as WeatherBill, Climate Corp. releases next-generation weather monitoring and location-specific yield assessment.

Russ Bostick, president of Bostick & Associates, took to the stage at Celent’s Creative Disruption—A Core Systems Strategy Workshop in Boston on Nov. 3, 2011, to share his experiences as an insurance IT executive in building successful business cases.

As the industry becomes increasingly digitized, marketing and IT must inevitably learn to utilize the integral skill sets they can offer each other.

Social Media’s Challenge to Underwriters

Social media is another form of data that companies must work with regularly, but most businesses have a long road to travel before achieving effective integration.

Using Wayne Gretzky as a model for effectively processing Big Data.

IT security and compliance executives on adequate technologies to secure cloud infrastructure.

Insurers are finding that multiple views may be best when modeling for natural disasters.

As the European Union codifies more stringent capital requirements, Fitch expects the United States to be granted regulatory equivalence.

As cell phone use persists behind the wheel, countervailing technologies can help carriers confront the issue of distracted driving.