This year will unleash a major disruption for the analytics and information management space. It will upend decades worth of accepted practices and introduce new winners and losers.

The life and annuity insurer is banking on accelerated, data-driven underwriting in a strategic shift inspired by the proliferation of insurtech companies in its vertical.

Carriers can take their digital cues for the year from the dominant topics at the gathering of technologists.

Vendor’s technology searches for indicators as first notice of loss information comes in, giving users access to a business intelligence dashboard.

While the popular focus is on a fully autonomous future, Tom Wilson says there are short-term digital opportunities for insurers around using the data.

If you are an owner of insurance technology ecosystems, and are wondering what to do, the answer is patch.

A new study from EY finds that only 50 percent of global CEOs are well prepared to take advantage of disruptive change and opportunity created by technology, says Mark Weinberger.

The Dwellbeing tool gives insureds a place to record usage data, giving customers a better sense of personal risk.

If insurtech is to truly transform insurance, it must ultimately affect the key financial metrics of the industry.

The Iowa-based insurtech mentoring program, directed by Brian Hemesath, welcomes eight nascent companies for its fourth iteration.

Life insurer also announces a brand new venture capital investment fund, led by its chief digital office.

There will be a shift from products that change consumer experience to core solutions that will bring greater efficiency to an industry, says XL Innovate expert.

The insurance industry faces a couple of big hurdles: risk aversion and a culture that is also very averse to change.

Carriers enter the new year with a sense of urgency to deploy faster, higher-impact capabilities aimed at enhancing underwriting, claims and customer interaction, says Aite Group.

Fifty-one percent expect a raise from their current employer while 21 percent also expect a promotion.

Core system vendors like Guidewire, and Majesco have announced new digital capabilities that could significantly change how insurance technology firms compete.

Former chief claims officer Glenn Shapiro takes on a new role with telematics as a priority.

A new study finds that nearly three in four organizations plan to incentivize employees to improve data hygiene and take accountability for compliance.

Vendor will integrate new claims, billing and distribution management tools into its existing cloud-based platform.

Policyholders are willing to install devices that would communicate incidents to carriers with the goal of mitigating risk.