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IBM Introduces Industry Platform Designed Specifically for Insurers IBM announced it is building an insurance platform on the IBM Cloud that aims to improve the processes and economics for new product development, underwriting and benefits delivery. Built in collaboration with …

Insurers Can’t Afford to Ignore Big Data

Advanced analytics is a game changer and the biggest risk to insurers is doing nothing with the data they collect. That’s according to Kimberly Holmes, managing director of XL Catlin Group and XL Catlin Leadership Council, who explained the value …

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NORCAL Mutual Subsidiary Renamed to NORCAL Specialty NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company’s Pennsylvania-based wholly-owned subsidiary, PMSLIC Insurance Company, has been renamed NORCAL Specialty Insurance Company, pending additional regulatory approvals. NORCAL Specialty is the NORCAL Group’s surplus lines carrier. The name change …

Internet of Things Disrupting Customer Service

The Internet of Things is changing the customer experience, according to Kevin Daley, chief business architect at IBM. Daley, who looks at existing and future technologies and has been with IBM for the past 15 years, spoke recently at Safelite …

OSHA Planning Public Meeting on New York IBM Cancer Study

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is holding a public meeting later this month to discuss results of the first comprehensive government study of cancer rates among employees in the circuit board manufacturing industry. The NIOSH study of …