Data and information management

Judge denies insurer’s motion to dismiss case alleging company mishandled claims in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Apple nearly doubled the number of total Android activations of phones or tablets for enterprises in 2010, a report finds.

Despite knowing exactly what their problem points are, less than half of senior executives believe their actions have been very effective, a study says.

Study suggests organizations are not leveraging cloud investments.

SAS co-founder & CEO Jim Goodnight reflects on the promise and challenges surrounding business analytics technology.

Almost one-third of Brits believe that it's acceptable to commit home insurance fraud, a survey finds.

Oracle today announced the availability of Oracle Insurance Insbridge Rating and Underwriting 4.1, an adaptive enterprise solution for rating and underwriting rules management. The latest release includes new features that are designed to support greater flexibility, adaptability and productivity for insurers, agents and underwriters, including the ability to conduct mobile rating.

Portal designed to reduce insurer risk, costs by boosting completion rates and data accuracy.

Allianz, Allstate, Assurant, SCOR and XL Ltd. all receive updates.

A new Gartner report clarifies master data management misconceptions and definitions.

New data from RIMS shows overcapacity still depressing premiums.

A new report says smartphone users are more likely than PC users to fall victim to phishing and providing confidential information.

Earthquakes and climate change-related events among the 373 disasters recorded last year, says the United Nations.

Exhaustively and expensively produced, the Jeopardy-playing computer has jaded observers proclaiming a new, powerful, constructive digital interactivity.

2011 is just another year for advancement and increased profits for fraudsters unless insurers develop a strategic resolve to hedge the threat, according to Detica.

AXA China Region Insurance and Tokio Marine & Nichido, Fire Insurance Co. are a few of many insurers effectively using technology, analysts say.

Tech refreshes continue to keep administrators up at night; cloud migration continues.

SOA is so pervasive, it impacts everybody in an organization from top to bottom.

Nominations for best practices section of program extended to January 25.

The presidents of the U.S. and China say the right things, but details, as usual, are sorely lacking.