CTO / Technology
IBM’s Watson Teams Up With USAA on Customer-Facing Application
Fresh off of six months of training with a team from USAA, IBM's Watson is poised to answer questions from USAA's members in the first commercial use of the artificially intelligent computer as a ...
Carriers Strive to Improve Claims Technology
Insurers continue to focus on improving claims technology, according to Karlyn Carnahan, research director at Celent. The main area of improvement is the replacement of aging claims administration ...
Computers Writing Earnings Reports
Unless you follow me on Twitter (@SSCLAF or @CarrierMgmt), you probably missed what I viewed as one of the recent highlights of the IICF Women in Insurance Regional Forum. There was lots of good ...
Governments Will Gain Free Access to RMS Cat Modeling Technology
RMS said it will give governments free access to its new catastrophe modeling software program through a new initiative with The World Bank and United Nations. A particular goal here is to increase ...
CoreLogic Announces New EQECAT Platform, Japan EQ, Two Other Models
CoreLogic, a provider of property information, analytics and data-enabled services, released a new version of its EQECAT natural catastrophe modeling platform on Wednesday. The new platform contains ...
CNA Central Offers Enhanced Online Endorsement Capability
CNA has announced a new automation upgrade to help agents process endorsements more efficiently. The online endorsement capability gives agents the ability to create "what-if" scenarios by generating ...
The IT Talent Question: Build or Buy?
Most insurance CIOs and IT leaders have grappled with the build-or-buy question as it relates to software. But the thornier and possibly more important context for the question is how it applies to ...
You Have Mail—and Storm Claims on Your Policies: BMS Launches Alerts
Incoming emails alerting carriers to weather claims on their policies are now automatically generated by BMS Group's iVision catastrophe risk management system, the intermediary announced earlier ...