Technology & Analytics
Can Computers Predict When Your Time Is Up? UK Actuaries Fund Big Data Project
Statisticians, computer scientists and medics from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, UK are launching a new project to predict how long you will live. They will use big data to predict ...
If the Insurance Industry Were Netflix, Amazon or Apple
Like Netflix, Amazon and Apple, property/casualty insurers have been using analytics to understand their customers, but the similarity probably ends there for most insurers, one carrier analytics ...
Opinion: The Rising Tide of Digital Distribution and What It Means for P/C Insurers
The insurance industry is at a crossroads in its digital distribution transformation. When shopping for insurance, consumers increasingly look to carriers that can offer new channels of engagement, ...
Guidewire to Acquire EagleEye Analytics
Guidewire Software has agreed to acquire EagleEye Analytics, a provider of SaaS-based predictive analytics products specifically designed for property/casualty insurers. Financial terms were not ...
How to Use Big Data to Prevent Claims Instead of Paying Them
With policyholders carrying barometers disguised as smartphones in their pockets every day and telematics devices capturing car locations, insurers and their customers stand to gain big benefits from ...
CIO: Commitment to Employee Engagement Platform Paying Off for GuideOne
As the new chief information officer and senior vice president in charge of business transformation at Des Moines, Iowa-based property/casualty carrier GuideOne Insurance, Doug Cretsinger faced some ...
Breaking Into the Cloud
For carriers, moving core systems to the cloud is a change in culture and processes as well as technology. That reality surprises some carriers and intimidates others. Exactly what will your company ...
Tech Firms Warn of Growing Cyber Risks, From Medical Devices to Sex Toys
It's not just computers and mobile phones that are vulnerable to cyber attack, according to software firm Trend Micro. As more devices are hooked up to the Internet, it could be anything from medical ...