Underwriting

Partnering with iPipeline, the life insurance company’s goal is to drop its policy processing time.

The key challenge is to accelerate the process without sacrificing the value traditional underwriting adds, writes CIO of Prudential's individual life and annuities unit.

A new study finds that within the next two years, all large and midsize carriers will use predictive analytics in their group life operations, while nearly half of small insurers will deploy similar capabilities.

Consumers report broad concerns about the fairness and acceptability of using computers for decision-making in situations with important, real-world consequences.

Partnership gives life insurance customers insight into the testing process for underwriting.

Technology platform uses third-party data to reduce the amount of input required of agents.

While information on customers is readily available, danger scenarios are also changing rapidly, says insurer's personal insurance leader.

The evolution of these centers are best depicted by insurers’ growing focus on making consumers’ daily lives easier, while building out capabilities addressing core business problems.

The commercial insurance broker's pilot, in partnership with IBM and ACORD, is the second such initiative in the P&C sector.

This session's cohort features startup companies with expertise in computer vision, cybersecurity, big data analytics and more.

ParaZero’s drone safety software, SafeAir, serves as a failsafe system for malfunctioning unmanned aircraft vehicles.

Carriers looking to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to business processes should make sure they understand the problem they are trying to solve, say panelists.

CIO Jamie Roser credits the carrier’s quick expansion over its five-year lifespan as a company to its digital strategy centered on a cloud-based core system.

Insurance companies are finally putting a price on the risk of distracted driving, and it’s relatively cheap.

The insurtechs showcased their platforms and the potential use cases for the industry, in areas such as claims, customer experience and underwriting.

The firm's hire of Mike Schuster to work on AI may have implications for the small-business insurance platform it partially owns.

Anthony Vidovich takes over the strategic direction of claims for the carrier's general insurance business, encompassing commercial and personal lines.

Business-wide transformation begins with a thorough diagnostic of competitive strengths and challenges that enables leaders to prioritize where they want to start.

Carriers must be careful stewards of data in order to mitigate the impact on consumer privacy, experts say.

Kerry Goff previously served as senior director of infrastructure architecture and engineering for the life insurer.