Technology & Analytics
Researchers Claim New Model Predicts Terrorist Behaviors With 90% Accuracy
Government agencies are not always successful using social media and telecommunication to uncover the intentions of terrorists because terrorists are now more careful in utilizing these technologies ...
Verisk Analytics Acquires UK-Based Emergent Network Intelligence
Verisk Analytics has expanded its claims products in the United Kingdom with the acquisition of Emergent Network Intelligence (ENI), which provides insurers in the UK with technological innovations ...
Racing With Machines: Technology Is Not Destiny
The fact is that June, my great-grandmother, was a computer. The fear is that my son is not. Ours is not a cyborg-mutation story, although that fate may await my great-grandchildren. In 1924, ...
How Technology Is Changing Workers Comp
New technologies are improving workers compensation programs in everything from communications and training to health care delivery and claims, according to experts. Tom Ryan, market research leader ...
Telematics, Autonomous Vehicles Could Jumpstart a Struggling Commercial Auto Sector: Conning
Commercial automobile insurance has been a trouble spot in the industry in recent years, and a multitude of factors have combined to create the problem. But technological changes such as driverless ...
Guidewire Closes $160M Deal for Tech Company ISCS, Launches Cloud-Focused Product
P/C software company Guidewire said it has completed its $160 million acquisition of cloud computing tech outfit ISCS, about two months after the deal between the California companies was first ...
Insurance CEOs Worry More About Disrupters Than Execs in Other Industries: PwC
Insurance CEOs are more concerned than leaders in other industries about combined disruptive threats to their revenue growth prospects, according to findings from the 20th annual "PwC Global CEO ...
Trends in Smart Homes: What’s Next?
The smart home industry is beginning to take hold, and safety and security are going to play a key role. Consumers will be spending $130 billion annually on smart home systems by 2020, according to ...