Latest Data Driven Headlines
All the headlines from our Data Driven Topic Page, ordered by recency.
U.S. and EU to Launch First-of-its-Kind AI Agreement
Jan 30 2023 // The United States and European Union on Friday announced an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting and the electric...
How AI Can Transform Insureds’ Lives in 2023
Jan 23 2023 // Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a popular topic of year-end prediction articles in recent years. Looking ahead in 2023, I offer a viewpoint that goes beyond the marketing buzz with my forecasts of the value insurers...
AI Tools Can Create New Images, but Who Is the Real Artist?
Jan 20 2023 // ountless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on a vast...
Study Shows How Machine Learning Could Predict Rare Disastrous Events
Dec 21 2022 // When it comes to predicting disasters brought on by extreme events (think earthquakes, pandemics or “rogue waves” that could destroy coastal structures), computational modeling faces an almost insurmountable...
Bridging the Insurtech Divide with Data in 2023
Dec 15 2022 // The magic word to bridge a widening gap between successful and underperforming insurtechs in 2023 is “data,” according to a group of insurtech experts who spoke with Carrier Management about their predictions...
Texas Dept. of Insurance Extends COVID Data Call
Dec 7 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced it has extended its mandatory data call through December 2022 for certain information related to COVID-19 injuries reported to...
NAIC Has ‘Deep Concerns’ About FIO Bid to Collect Climate Change Data From Insurers
Dec 5 2022 // In a letter to the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners expressed its “deep concern” over a proposal to collect data on climate-related risks from...
AI in Connected Cars Can Ease Rush Hour Congestion, Vanderbilt Research Shows
Nov 28 2022 // As millions of people travel the interstates this Thanksgiving, many will encounter patches of traffic at a standstill for no apparent reason – no construction or accident. Researchers say the problem is you. Human...
NAIC Adds ‘Deep Concerns’ to FIO Bid to Collect Climate Change Data From Insurers
Nov 23 2022 // In a letter to the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners expressed its “deep concern” over a proposal to collect data on climate-related risks from...
Who Owns Your Insurance Data?
Nov 23 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. When you implement a new tech solution, you assume you own, and can easily access, your data from within said system. This isn’t necessarily the case. Read the...
Could Blockchain Make Data Integration a Reality for Insurers?
Nov 17 2022 // When most of us hear the word “blockchain,” we think about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. But could blockchain technology be used to enhance insurance processes? Tram Vo, CEO and founder of Mobility Open...
AI-Powered Claims Specialist omni:us Closes €12M Financing Round
Nov 15 2022 // omni:us, the Berlin-based provider of artificial intelligence-powered insurance claims automation, has closed its €12 million ($12.4 million) Series A+ expansion financing round with W&W subsidiary Württembergische...
AI Algorithms, Strict Place-of-Work Rules Potential Trouble Spots for Employment Claims
Nov 15 2022 // SAN DIEGO — Technological innovations and changing work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are among some of the emerging issues that can make employers vulnerable to discrimination lawsuits, a top...
Tech Update: Risk Solved and expert.ai Offer Language-to-Data Solution for Insurers; Zurich Insurance Launches Global API Marketplace
Nov 10 2022 // Risk Solved and expert.ai Offer for Language-to-Data Solution for Insurers Risk Solved Ltd, a global risk management platform provider, and expert.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) specialist in natural language...
Data Stolen From Australian Health Insurer Medibank Posted on Dark Web
Nov 9 2022 // Data stolen from an Australian health insurer, including the names, addresses and birthdates of hundreds of customers, has been posted to a forum on the so-called dark web. The files appear to be a sample of the data that...
Rhode Island Bus Service, Health Insurer Sued Over Data Breach
Oct 27 2022 // Two people whose personal information was compromised in a data breach at Rhode Island’s public bus service that affected about 22,000 people sued the agency and a health insurer this week seeking monetary damages...
Australia’s No. 1 Health Insurer Confirms Massive Data Breach, Theft of Patient Details
Oct 20 2022 // Australia’s biggest health insurer said on Thursday a criminal had apparently stolen customers’ medical information as part of a massive breach of data, fueling concern about a wave of high-profile cyber...
Australian Insurer Medibank Says Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Customer Data
Oct 19 2022 // Australia’s Medibank Private Ltd. said on Wednesday an unnamed hacker group had contacted it negotiate about customer data it claimed to have retrieved from the health insurer’s IT systems. The news comes six...
U.S. Treasury Proposes Climate Data Collection Rule for P/C Insurers
Oct 18 2022 // U.S. Treasury on Tuesday said it was proposing a new rule to collect data on climate-related risks from property and casualty insurers, one of the first concrete actions in a new push to beef up financial regulation to...
U.S. Consumers Value Data Privacy Over Savings in Home, Auto Insurance: Policygenius
Oct 6 2022 // Despite inflation and rising costs, most Americans would rather pay more for insurance coverage than use data-monitoring devices, according to an annual survey from Policygenius. The survey found that 68% of U.S. consumers...
