Data architecture

It is a powerful positioning for insurance carriers to view themselves as data companies first, incorporating that information across all facets of the organization.

Across the industry, carriers report that basic third-party data capabilities are common and that pilot activity is high.

The company combines its previous court-records database with state motor vehicle records with the goal of removing steps for insurers.

Claims applications for the technology are opening new opportunities beyond just usage-based insurance programs.

New company provides short-duration life coverage for risky hobbies like kayaking or road biking via digital distribution.

In insurance, the need to preserve existing technology investments must be balanced with shifting consumer expectations.

Carriers are looking to deploy AI and RPA tools to help defend against the onslaught.

Founder Stan Smith says the company's data resources position it to help a new range of clients.

Like all other insurers, health payers can reap the rewards of digital transformation and emerging technologies.

The startup companies will go to a final round at the organization's annual conference in New Orleans.

DFV, which is a heavy user of AI in claims management, wants to double its customer base by 2019.

Artificial intelligence, real-time data and social capital can reverse the fate of individuals, families and communities.

Companies that produce hardware designed to detect and mitigate water damage see insurers as natural partners.

Effective leaders establish and communicate a short list of priorities linked to business objectives so that everyone can align and contribute.

Carriers are able to leverage delayed flight information to provide customers with various other options of travel, similar to the hospitality online marketplace.

Applications include the faster delivery of claims payments, identifying fraud and leverging connected IoT data for improved actuarial models.

The insurer embeds new technologies, such as AI and IoT, into its organization on an ad-hoc basis, rather than developing products separately in a lab and force-fitting them.

New software the company is rolling out for more utilitarian UAVs may play a more lasting role in its attempts to spread the reach of its chips.

Managing this crucial component of data management will help carriers get better results from their analytics, AI and blockchain initiatives.

Facebook CEO faced grilling from lawmakers over the company's stewardship of customer data.