Technology & Analytics
The Latest Launches From Karen Clark, Allianz and Hiscox
Karen Clark & Co. has released the latest version of its RiskInsight modeling platform. Allianz is expanding its travel insurance through a partnership with a motorcycle rental/tour operator. ...
Deepening Automation and AI in Insurance
Insurers are increasingly under pressure to cut costs and offer better digital services to their customers. While core systems replacement and modernization activities close the gap to a degree, ...
Two Sigma Co-Founder Siegel: Machines Taking Over Human Jobs Worrisome
David Siegel, co-founder of $35 billion quantitative hedge fund Two Sigma, says he's "very worried" that machines could soon cost large swaths of the global workforce their jobs. "Most people in the ...
Forget Big Data—Try Focusing on Small Data
In their rush to jump on the big data bandwagon, many organizations have lost sight of a much simpler yet effective source of customer insight: "small data." Big data is about synthesizing, mining ...
Inside Travelers’ New Predictive Model: Targeting Chronic Pain, Opioid Use
In response to rising chronic pain claims, Travelers announced the development of a new patent-pending predictive model designed to identify claims and workers most at risk. The company, which ...
InsurTech Startups Must Realize They Can’t Disrupt Regulation
The year 2015 marked a substantial shift in insurance: in one year alone, investment in insurance tech reached $2.65 billion. This number encapsulates the immense growth happening in the start-up ...
IT Outsourcing Trends and Best Practices
Outsourcing is an important part of the insurer's CIO toolkit, and its use is widespread. Spending on external services including outsourcing continues to consume an average of 20 percent of ...
Insurers Welcome CDOs to the New C-Suite
Better late than never. Long lambasted as a technology laggard, the property/casualty insurance industry appears to be following the lead of other financial services companies like banks, accounting ...