All the headlines from our Data Driven Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 21 2015 // CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, which sells health insurance in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, said on Wednesday that a cyberattack compromised the data of 1.1 million current and former...
May 18 2015 // Protecting clients against growing and poorly understood risks associated with information technology system failures is a leading concern of the insurance industry today, according to a group of prominent underwriters and...
May 1 2015 // Protecting clients against growing and poorly understood risks associated with information technology system failures is a leading concern of the insurance industry today, a group of underwriters and brokers told risk...
Apr 9 2015 // AXA Strategic Ventures* has made a $1 million investment in the French tech startup company Evercontact, a cloud service that extracts contact information in emails and shares and updates them automatically.With more than...
Apr 3 2015 // IBM is investing $3 billion to build an “Internet of Things” division aimed at harnessing the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances and using it to help...
Apr 2 2015 // The National Association of Police Organizations is a non-profit group that represents and serves police officers, police unions and local police associations. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is a...
Mar 24 2015 // Conflicts of interest in dark pools and how insurers use big data are two of the main areas the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority will look into over the next year, the regulator said in its annual business plan.The FCA...
Feb 24 2015 // The Missouri Department of Insurance reported it received new information from Anthem that shows one-in-three Missourians’ personal information was compromised during a recent cyberattack on the health insurer. More...
Feb 12 2015 // In the workers’ compensation space, not only have claim costs increased because of medical issues, but the landscape has also become much more complex. Along with the elevated incidence of fraud, economic fears, and...
Feb 6 2015 // Several U.S. states are investigating a massive cyber attack on No. 2 U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc that a person familiar with the matter said is being examined for possible ties to China.Anthem disclosed the attack late...
Jan 21 2015 // Bolstered by a resurgent economy and renewed optimism, the construction industry is showing signs of significant growth. Payrolls are increasing, more projects are coming online and the scope of work is increasing. Ample...
Jan 12 2015 // Bolstered by a resurgent economy and renewed optimism, the construction industry is showing signs of significant growth. Payrolls are increasing, more projects are coming online and the scope of work is increasing. Ample...
Dec 2 2014 // Imagine an insured taking a photo of a property that gives underwriters every bit of information they need to assess the risk.CoreLogic is working to make that happen sooner rather than later. CoreLogic, a provider of...
Dec 2 2014 // Insurance companies around the world are promising lower rates on car coverage. The catch is they want to install the equivalent of an airplane’s black box to track how and where you drive.Smartphone applications and...
Nov 5 2014 // This is the era of big data and while it’s no surprise that insurance carriers are big players, the fact is that agents and brokers of all sizes also have a growing stake in big data.While the insurance industry has...
Oct 20 2014 // This is the era of big data and while it’s no surprise that insurance carriers are big players, the fact is that agents and brokers of all sizes also have a growing stake in big data.While the insurance industry has...
Oct 20 2014 // ‘Data enables us to be customer-centric, enhancing the customer experience by personalizing every touch point specific to that customer. We are able to discern behavior patterns, build behavioral models based on...
Sep 22 2014 // If you’re going to successfully operate a relatively new reinsurance company in these troubled times, you better know what you’re doing. Fortunately Bermuda-based Hamilton Re would seem to pass muster.Firstly,...
Sep 18 2014 // Insurance companies are increasingly turning to “big data” from satellites, social media and even cigarette sales at gas stations to help identify risks and build up customer profiles, according to reinsurers...
Jun 18 2014 // Liberty Mutual Insurance has added data compromise coverage to its insurance agents errors & omissions (E &O) program. The endorsement carries an annual aggregate limit of $100,000 for response expenses and an...