ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Digital Shift in Insurance: The New Age of the Digital Platform

Landing in 2020 – Europe’s leading insurance conference is coming to America.Insurance Innovators: USA will bring together key stakeholders from across the full spectrum of the American insurance industry; from traditional carriers and insurtech disruptors, to investors and solution providers. This event is a one-stop shop to make those all-important connections and gather information on the latest trends and innovations.

Competing effectively in today’s fast-paced property marketplace means that “good enough” data isn’t good enough anymore. Starting with the most reliable component-based replacement cost estimate helps support insurance-to-value, protecting both the policyholder and the insurer.

A simple Google search for 'big data definition' returns over 70M hits in less than one second, and only one definition appears more than once among the first dozen hits. Is the fact that this volume and variety can be accessed with such velocity a testament to the democratization of data, or is the lack of clear veracity for any one definition a sign of revolution to come? Will insurance uses of big data be decided by insurance professionals like actuaries or regulators, or will consumers be the ultimate decision makers of how their data is used in insurance and beyond? In this session we use case studies to examine issues and stories surrounding big data in insurance, with a focus on regulation and governance issues. We also reflect on various solutions under discussion at both the national and state level to address big data and how actuaries can help decide its future.

We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the “18th international conference on pensions, insurance and savings”. After a 2-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will resume face to face under strict sanitary conditions. The aim of the conference is to provide researchers a friendly environment to present and discuss their latest research.