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Get on Board - Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation

By Frank Bria |October 21, 2019|English

Over the past decade, U.S. tech firms have made significant advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics, making it far easier and efficient to automate tasks and functions across industries. Artificial Intelligence (AI) affects all types of...
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Is There a “New Normal” for P/C Insurers and Reinsurers?

By Kara Raiguel |October 01, 2019|English

One of the greatest challenges facing an insurer is identifying an inflection point, when the fundamentals of the risk environment have changed. Insurers can miss the signs and fail to adjust quickly enough, or mistake randomness for a ground shift...
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Is Legal Professional Privilege Under Threat in Australia? - The Data Breach That Changed Things

By Edmund Fernandez |September 18, 2019|English

On 14 August 2019, the High Court of Australia handed down a decision in favour of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), allowing it to use privileged information obtained from the 2017 “Paradise Papers” data breach. This decision of the...
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Social Media Discovery: A Necessity for the Claims Toolbox

By John Butler|March 20, 2019|English

Not surprisingly, the amounts of personal information shared on social networking sites continues to rise. We first wrote about this trend, and its implications for insurers, back in 2011.1 Claim professionals, and the data mining experts they engage,...
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Predictive Modeling Capability - No Longer an Analytics “Gold Standard”

By Upendra Belhe |February 20, 2019|English

As a company leader, you no doubt value predictive models as an important asset or aspiration for your company. Many insurers have developed predictive models already, perhaps for underwriting, pricing and/or claims. They know it’s a competitive...
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Claim Insights through Text Mining – A Cost Effective Approach

By Vamsi Krishna Sabbisetty and Upendra Belhe |December 05, 2018|English

In today’s challenging economy, insurance CEOs and managers face the difficult task of controlling costs and allocating resources and capital effectively, all in the face of disruption and competition. Data-driven insights are a competitive force,...
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