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MassMutual Taps Into the Power of Data Science

Data Breach Today

Ariel Weintraub on Putting Data to Work in the SOC and IAM Ariel Weintraub joined MassMutual last fall to focus on putting data science to work to help improve the insurance company's security operations and identity and access management programs. What are the early use cases and lessons learned?

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How Data Science Experience improves accuracy for the insurance industry

IBM Big Data Hub

In this Q&A, IBM financial services solution architect Irina Saburova discusses an insurance use case with IBM Data Science Marketing Lead Rosie Pongracz.

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Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies

The Guardian Data Protection

Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so Sensitive health information donated for medical research by half a million UK citizens has been shared with insurance companies despite a pledge that it would not be. Continue reading.

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The risks and limitations of AI in insurance

IBM Big Data Hub

In my previous post , I described the different capabilities of both discriminative and generative AI, and sketched a world of opportunities where AI changes the way that insurers and insured would interact. Usage risk—inaccuracy The performance of an AI system heavily depends on the data from which it learns.

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Cyber Insurers Pull Back Amid Increase in Cyber Attacks, Costs

eSecurity Planet

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. Insurers Assessing Risks.

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Delivering business value for insurance companies

Collibra

Recapping a discussion moderated by Stijn Christiaens and featuring insurance data experts from Deloitte UK . Insurance is a data-intensive business. Insurance companies need data to better assess risks and price policies competitively, but also profitably. Drivers for cloud adoption.

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3 challenges facing insurers in data science implementation

Information Management Resources

Data mastery is a priority for carriers across business lines, but there are still roadblocks.