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Mitigating the impact of climate change in insurance and other financial services  

IBM Big Data Hub

According to Berenberg analysts , individual insurance companies faced total claims estimates of up to approximately USD 300 million. For other financial services firms outside of the insurance sector, property accepted as loan security might face climate-related risks as well. As a result, their market would shrink.

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Turning climate risks into business opportunities 

IBM Big Data Hub

As businesses make plans to mitigate climate risks such as extreme weather events, they have an opportunity to innovate with new business models and demonstrate leadership by implementing more sustainable practices. What is climate risk? Substantial repair costs might arise, particularly impacting insurance companies.

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Express Cloudera POV on 2021 data trends in insurance

Cloudera

We’ve written about the changes forced on the traditionally risk-averse insurance industry by COVID-19. In 2021, with the crisis hopefully fading, insurance will have time to evaluate the changes made in 2020, assessing what worked and what didn’t, and planning a new way forward rather than reacting in real time. .

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Gartner Explores Tech Innovations in Integrated Risk Management

John Wheeler

This week, we kicked-off a major research effort to explore current innovations in the rapidly expanding integrated risk management (IRM) market. Given that Gartner forecasts double digit growth (12.6%) for the IRM technology market in 2021 , the nature of these innovative product uses will span 10 use case domains (see figure below).

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Interview with: Sankar Narayanan, Chief Practice Officer at Fractal Analytics

Corinium

I am the Chief Practice Officer for Insurance, Healthcare, and Hi-Tech verticals at Fractal. The Insurance practice is currently engaged with several top 10 P&C insurers in the US, across the Insurance value chain through AI, Engineering, Design & Behavioural Sciences programs.

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PODCAST: COVID19 | Redefining Digital Enterprises – Episode 7: The Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Services & Risk Management

bridgei2i

Episode 7: The Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Services & Risk. The Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Services & Risk Management. Additionally, institutions are finding it difficult to forecast trends, as historical data isn’t relevant anymore. PODCAST: COVID 19 | Redefining Digital Enterprises. Management.

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How IBM and AWS are partnering to deliver the promise of AI for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Real-time data analytics helps in quick decision-making, while advanced forecasting algorithms predict product demand across diverse locations. A leading insurance player in Japan leverages this technology to infuse AI into their operations.