Insurers must recognize that for some consumers, offering value in exchange for their data is a key attraction.

There have been rumors of divorce, but this aging couple is more likely to renew its vows.

Texas-based P&C will deploy SaaS solutions from One, Inc. to boost retention while streamlining internal business processes

Swiss insurer Zurich, grappling with a surge in claims, abandons a $8.7 billion offer for RSA Insurance.

Insurance CIOs need to be communicators and story tellers as well as effective managers.

IoT in insurance will allow the industry to move toward “casual analysis”: what are the true causes of loss and in what interventions can be undertaken to avoid them?”

Fitness device maker Fitbit now will enter into HIPAA business associate agreements with corporations, health plans and self-insured employers that want to offer its wellness platform to employees.

Research indicates that insurers looking to jump-start usage-based insurance programs should start by courting millenial consumers.

The insurer is establishing partnerships with auto insurance technology companies to better handle emerging risks.

Whether Excellus BlueCross BlueShield learned that it had suffered a cyber attack because the organization or a contractor was looking for signs of hacking, or learned from a law enforcement agency is not clear, as the company isn’t saying much about the incident outside of formal announcements.

The insurer said it “learned that cyber attackers had executed a sophisticated attack to gain unauthorized access to our information technology systems.” The pertinent words here are “learned” and “sophisticated;” other organizations hacked have used the same terms.

Whether or not one buys into the idea of sustained dialogue with our cars in the next decade, it is certain that the Internet of Things will require new forms of record keeping, of which it’s very likely that Blockchain technology will be a crucial component.

More visual tools are in the cards -- but can companies find enough analytics talent? IDC takes a look at the big data ecosystem.

Rochester, N.Y.-based Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield was hacked at least twice going back to 2013.

Insurance software and consulting firm Majesco and Deloitte Consulting LLP are extending their partnership, which is intended to help insurers implement Majesco’s core solutions and realize system consolidations, improved flexibility, quicker response to market and regulatory changes, and increased speed-to-market for new products.

Insurance core systems technology company Insurity Inc. now offers integration with Social Media Risk Scoring, predictive analytics technology from tech firm Social intelligence.

American International Group Inc. and Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. are among insurers for the company that owns AshleyMadison.com, the adultery website hacked in a breach that exposed more than 37 million users, people familiar with the policies said.

Swiss insurer Basler Versicherung AG Schweiz has implemented Guidewire’s PolicyCenter and BillingCenter, as well as Guidewire’s Client Data Management and Rating Management applications, to support its property line of business, Guidewire said.

The market for health insurance in the U.S. is already so highly concentrated that pending tie-ups among four of the country’s largest insurers risk hurting both consumers and doctors, the American Medical Association said.

The top-priority emerging technologies today for P&C are new payment technologies, the Internet of Things, wearables, and artificial intelligence.