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Most initiatives that are designed to improve business performance fail because the organization doesn’t adequately explain the benefits with the change.

This year’s WIL honorees place business goals and achievement ahead of gender concerns.

With data warehouses and modern reporting tools, insurers are better equipped to understand the impact of the catastrophes.

Insurers deploying drones, accessing mobile uploads and analyzing weather data to ensure proper settlement.

Advanced artificial intelligence technology can upend even the most entrenched insurtech.

DR planning is a critical component of every information management strategy, even if the data center is in the cloud.

Data plays a key role in understanding what your customers will be looking to buy next year, in five years or in 10 years, and how that impacts your staffing needs.

The number of incidents has risen rapidly in recent years, but organizations are learning from their mistakes and making improvements.

The division of XL Catlin, whose insurtech portfolio includes smart-device company Notion, seeks exceptional management teams in its ventures.

The latest mandate encourages greater sharing of data between public and private organizations, and establishes protections of privacy and liability for those sharing the information.

Consumers are increasingly concerned that companies are amassing enormous amounts of information about their activities and using it in unethical ways.

The company looks to invest in startups, like the Ring video doorbell, that dovetail with its future vision of insurance.

For companies serious about cutting edge data science functions, this role is key.

To meet the needs of customers and deliver services as needed, insurers need knowledgeable, skilled people to build and manage sophisticated applications, algorithms and analytics.

Firms should be looking at whether they have the right culture and people in place to understand data and how to best keep it safe.

Underwriting procedures are being handled in an entirely new way, impacting everything from data gathering to data analysis.

Algorithms and AI are very good at identifying patterns of behavior that predict certain outcomes, which can be used to sort people by the expected cost of care.

Insurers that obsess about the technology are focused on the wrong thing.

Salaries can approach $160,000 for a candidate with the right experience says Sam Brown at Empiric.

The rampant proliferation of easy-to-use hacking tools and number of bad actors willing to deploy them means that everyone needs to 'up their game' to stay safe.

Not all data insights generate value to an organization, and some can be downright counter-productive.

The sector is complex, and it is important for carriers to have the appropriate systems and functionalities to support these complexities and enable future growth.

Deep learning applications may put insurers on the forefront of technology.

Every insurance company is different, and its approach to collaborating with startups needs to conform to its particular circumstances.

Carriers have a huge need for bright, qualified technologists, but risk losing ground to other industries.

New York law will have ripple effects on insurers around the country.

Initial excitement over digital's potential has been tempered by real-world challenges, but there are ways to break through.

Your objective is to dodge the hack coming up or to fully mitigate its impact if a breach occurs. Here, then, are seven best practices to put into action before that exploit hits.

Carriers have largely avoided blame for increased health care costs under the Affordable Care Act, but GOP replacement could change that.

Most of the activity in P&C has been related to personal lines. But a growing body of startup activity has surfaced around commercial in the last six months.

Digital excellence isn't just about technology: Who's behind the curtain is also important, industry experts say.

Tech giant's new HomePod product has several features of interest as insurers explore home telematics.

Auto accidents are on the rise, and new digital tools are helping carriers make customers whole again.

Tell us about a woman demonstrating leadership and innovation at your company by June 9.

To realize the benefits of emerging tech, insurers need to take big swings at SaaS rather than sticking to ancillary functions.

Do you have an idea on how to make the industry a better place to work and do business? Here are some characteristics of entrepreneurial winners.

Here’s how insurers can move important analytics projects from innovation to production.

The technology can give adjusters a customer service tool that, incidentally, improves financial outcomes.

Digital Insurance's Women in Insurance Leadership award program is looking for nominees.

You can always spend more money to shore up data protection, but here's what else needs to be done.

Tech expert Vivek Wadhwa says the entire process of computing risks is about to be disrupted.

Many firms are creating centralized data management and governance programs, but still grapple with staffing issues.

AI is giving insurance new ways to enage with their customers, process claims and adjust risk.

How does an insurance organization transform to digital when its digital technology experts are so strapped for time and resources?

SMA research identifies a definite slowdown in the purchase of core systems in the P&C market.

The two technologies account for nearly half of global insurance tech investment, up from 10% in 2015.

Vehicle-to-vehicle communication and streaming video of drivers can revolutionize both personal and commercial lines.

The insurance business is changing, and all technology providers have something to contribute.

Carriers are right to embrace new methods of making customers safer, but must navigate the impact on premium.

Insurance has the worst smartphone platforms among customer-facing industries. That can’t continue.

There's still lots of room for improvement in machine learning before driverless cars can take over fully, if virtual assistants are any indication.

Modernizing insurers' IT environments often leads to more reliable data that can facilitate improved processes.