Technology/Science
Big Data Analysis: Twitter Sentiment Seen Playing Role in IPO Performance
Two researchers at Johns Hopkins University, who have studied the effects of how Twitter sentiment impacts the performance of initial public offerings have found what appears to be a significant ...
Insurers See Impact from Wearables Within Two Years: Accenture Survey
Nearly two-thirds of insurers expect wearable technologies to have a significant impact on the industry, according to a survey in Accenture's annual Technology Vision report. The survey of more than ...
Pilotless Commercial Flights on Google’s Radar Screen
The chief of Google Inc.'s experimental cargo-drone program wants to see automated flight go beyond pilotless planes and extend to commercial air travel. Just as automation has proved its worth in ...
Employee Brain Activity Studied to ID Cybersecurity Threats
The old adage that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link certainly applies to the risk organizations face in defending against cybersecurity threats. Employees pose a danger that can be just ...
The Next Frontier: Praedicat Soaring Into Liability Cat-Modeling Space
For insurers today, emerging risks are like comets were to the ancients: harbingers of doom of mysterious origin. The Romans thought the gods sent a comet to mark the passing of Julius Caesar. Today, ...
Progressive’s BIG Idea on 2015 InformationWeek Top 100 Tech Innovator List
Auto insurer Progressive announced last week that the company has been included on a list of 100 top business technology innovators in the United States, earning the honor for its Business Innovation ...
If You Don’t Have a CIO on Your Board, You’re in Trouble (and You May Not Even Know It)
It's a widely accepted truism in this new millennium—if not an entirely proven one—that technology drives innovation and innovation drives competitive advantage. Whether or not that's completely ...
Insurance Outsourcer Patriot National Pays $10M For Software/Services Outfit
A company that handles insurance industry outsourcing in the workers compensation space has snatched up a business that provides software and services to P/C companies. Specifically, Patriot National ...