It’s Clear Insurance Agency Data Is Valuable. Who Owns It May Not Be So Clear. August 24, 2020 By Andrea Wells Independent agencies, like every other business, are living in a data-driven world. The value of data — including how and...
Big Tech May Be Required to Share Customer Data with Financial Firms December 9, 2019 By Huw Jones Google, Alibaba and other “Big Tech” companies could be forced to share data on financial services customers with banks and...
How, Why and Where Insurance Agencies Should Use Data Analytics August 22, 2018 By Andrea Wells As the data insurance agencies and brokerages continues to grow, agency managers are faced with having to answer how, why...
Hearst Settles Magazine Subscribers’ Michigan Privacy Claim for $50 Million July 13, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Hearst Communications Inc. on Thursday reached a $50 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it violated Michigan privacy law by...
New York State Finalizes First-in-Nation Cyber Security Regulation February 17, 2017 By Jim Finkle and Karen Freifeld New York state announced a final cyber security regulation on Thursday with mandatory standards for banks and insurers to combat...
Bluetooth Toothbrushes, Telematics, Fitbits and Data Tracking Acceptance January 19, 2017 By Suzanne Barlyn Twice a day, Scott Ozawa’s Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush tells his dental insurer if he brushed for a full two minutes. In...
Florida Hotel Chain Reports Potential Customer Data Breach March 11, 2016 An Orlando-based hotel chain is reporting that some of its guests’ credit card information may have been breached. Rosen Hotels...
With Google Gone, What’s the Future for Online Insurance Shopping? February 25, 2016 By Amy O'Connor The demise of Google’s online insurance comparison site Google Compare is being hailed by some in the industry as a...
N.Y. Sen. Schumer Urges Privacy Guidelines for Car-Tracking Technology February 25, 2014 New York Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on federal regulators to set guidelines to protect consumers as car companies collect...
Wisconsin Health Insurer Missing Hard Drive with Customer Data February 2, 2014 Wisconsin’s Unity health insurance says a portable hard drive containing health information for about 41,000 people has been missing for...