Data and information management

Thanks to explosions in data and analytics capability, carriers have more options than ever to avoid leaning on controversial tactics like credit scores.

The health insurer has signed on with AlertSec, to scan the devices used by brokers for encryption capability.

Most organizations think of asset management as the practice of tracking and managing IT devices such as routers, switches, laptops and smartphones. But that’s now only part of the picture.

Commercial applications, edge computing, machine phishing and real-time data access are among the top trends that will drive IoT strategies.

Nearly six in ten consumers are open to sharing location data and lifestyle information in exchange for decreased pricing in financial products and services, according to Accenture.

Organizations need to increasingly lure talent away from current jobs – and they better be prepared to shell out at least 15 percent more in compensation to grab that talent.

Insurers must decide which business problems they need to address first, which require more data, and how to operationalize models in their core production system.

The point of visualizing data is to engage the user, deliver information faster, and otherwise enable business insight.

There’s an alarming gap in data activation at organizations today, and despite continued investment in people, data and technology, according to Forrester Research.

There is no single technology that will redefine IT operations or business strategies. Instead, technologies must be stacked together to produce new and innovative solutions.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to use private-sector data to calculate the real flood threat for each home.

The importance given to understanding and preventing bias and unfairness is evident in the mainstream artificial intelligence conferences.

Data mastery is a priority for carriers across business lines, but there are still roadblocks.

For healthcare payers, the answer depends on more than just saving money—optimizing health should be the basis for adoption.

A new report, as well as several other studies, confirm a frustrating problem: The AI hype is making it impossible to figure out how much businesses really need it and are using it.

With the California mandate to take effect by January 2020 and a potential new U.S. federal privacy law that could supersede it, firms need to start taking stock of their privacy practices.

The visionaries are leveraging the data that sits in the ecosystems around them—and are applying AI on top of the data to turn it into predictive insights.

By 2022, there will be more than 12 billion mobile-ready devices and Internet of Things connections, up from about nine billion mobile-ready devices and IoT connections in 2017.

The right software can make a major difference for carriers that are seeking to implement digital tech.

Data management and analytics, security and artificial intelligence are among the technology areas where organizations must make their investments for IoT payoffs.