Insurers must wake up to data risk danger
Data presents huge opportunities for insurers but the potential for misusing it is a serious risk for the industry, according to speakers at Post’s Insurance Technology conference today
Increasing customer expectations of tailored products coupled with greater regulatory scrutiny of data usage means insurers are "between a rock and a hard place" said Celent analyst Craig Beattie said
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