Big Data News
Despite Concessions to U.S. Farmers, Big Data Giants Still in Control
In the tussle between U.S. farmers and big data purveyors, farmers are winning some control over details about crop and growing conditions on their land, but most data sellers are retaining ultimate ...
Praedicat: Mining Data From Published Science to Spot the Next Casualty Cat
Emerging liability risks aren't likely to look like asbestos or silica in coming years, according to an expert who has been following the development of workplace torts for decades. Instead, the next ...
Big Data, Cyber, Predictive Analytics on Agenda at University Symposium
The Academy of Risk Management and Insurance at St. Joseph's University is sponsoring a half-day symposium in May, addressing technology and innovation in the property/casualty insurance industry. ...
Netflix’s House of Cards and Other Big Data Case Studies
How did program developers at Netflix know that viewers of the BBC television series "House of Cards" also enjoyed movies starring Kevin Spacey and directed by David Finch? They analyzed big data to ...
The Challenges Around Big Data and the Lessons to Be Learned
The hype around big data is focusing ever more attention on insurers' data management and analytics capabilities. Analysis of data, creation of predictive models and the ability to take action based ...
The Race to Secure High Impact Analytics Talent
Big data is making a huge impact on the insurance industry and fueling this red-hot talent market. As an insurance industry megatrend, analytics impacts every aspect of an insurance organization: IT, ...
Predictive Analytics: Bringing Price Elasticity Concepts to P/C Insurance
The concept of price elasticity of demand has not received enough attention in the world of property/casualty insurance. Regulatory hurdles, a tradition of cost-plus pricing and maybe even an ...