{"product_id":"analytics-for-insurance-the-real-business-of-big-data-hardback-9781119141075","title":"Analytics for Insurance; The Real Business of Big Data (Hardback) 9781119141075","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAnalytics for Insurance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Real Business of Big Data\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTony Boobier (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119141075, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 September 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 17 x 2.3 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... essential reading for insurance management of all levels and specialities, for students, and for IT suppliers to the insurance industry.\" (\u003ci\u003eOnly Strategic,\u003c\/i\u003e December 2016)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe business guide to Big Data in insurance, with practical application insight\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Data and Analytics for Insurers\u003c\/i\u003e is the industry-specific guide to creating operational effectiveness, managing risk, improving financials, and retaining customers. Written from a non-IT perspective, this book focusses less on the architecture and technical details, instead providing practical guidance on translating analytics into target delivery. The discussion examines implementation, interpretation, and application to show you what Big Data can do for your business, with insights and examples targeted specifically to the insurance industry. From fraud analytics in claims management, to customer analytics, to risk analytics in Solvency 2, comprehensive coverage presented in accessible language makes this guide an invaluable resource for any insurance professional. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe insurance industry is heavily dependent on data, and the advent of Big Data and analytics represents a major advance with tremendous potential – yet clear, practical advice on the business side of analytics is lacking. This book fills the void with concrete information on using Big Data in the context of day-to-day insurance operations and strategy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand what Big Data is and what it can do\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelve into Big Data's specific impact on the insurance industry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how advanced analytics can revolutionise the industry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBring Big Data out of IT and into strategy, management, marketing, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBig Data and analytics is changing business – but how? The majority of Big Data guides discuss data collection, database administration, advanced analytics, and the power of Big Data – but what do you actually do with it?  \u003ci\u003eBig Data and Analytics for Insurers\u003c\/i\u003e answers your questions in real, everyday business terms, tailored specifically to the insurance industry's unique needs, challenges, and targets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 1 Introduction – The New ‘Real Business’ 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 On the Point of Transformation 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1 Big Data Defined by Its Characteristics 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2 The Hierarchy of Analytics, and how Value is Obtained from Data 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.3 Next Generation Analytics 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.4 Between the Data and the Analytics 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Big Data and Analytics for All Insurers 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Three Key Imperatives 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 The Role of Intermediaries 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3 Geographical Perspectives 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.4 Analytics and the Internet of Things 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.5 Scale Benefit – or Size Disadvantage? 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 How Do Analytics Actually Work? 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 Business Intelligence 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 Predictive Analytics 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.3 Prescriptive Analytics 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.4 Cognitive Computing 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 2 Analytics and the Office of Finance 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Challenges of Finance 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Performance Management and Integrated Decision-making 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Finance and Insurance 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Reporting and Regulatory Disclosure 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 GAAP and IFRS 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestments 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Transparency, Misrepresentation, The Securities Act and ‘SOX’ 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Social Media and Financial Analytics 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Sales Management and Distribution Channels 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9.1 Agents and Producers 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9.2 Distribution Management 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 3 Managing Financial Risk across the Insurance Enterprise 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Solvency II 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Solvency II, Cloud Computing and Shared Services 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 ‘Sweating the Assets’ 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Solvency II and IFRS 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 The Changing Role of the CRO 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 CRO as the Customer Advocate 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Analytics and the Challenge of Unpredictability 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 The Importance of Reinsurance 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Risk Adjusted Decision-Making 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 4 Underwriting 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Underwriting and Big Data 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Underwriting for Specialist Lines 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Telematics and User-Based Insurance as an Underwriting Tool 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Underwriting for Fraud Avoidance 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Analytics and Building Information Management (BIM) 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 5 Claims and the ‘Moment of Truth’ 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 ‘Indemnity’ and the Contractual Entitlement 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Claims Fraud 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Opportunistic Fraud 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Organized Fraud 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Property Repairs and Supply Chain Management 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Auto Repairs 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Transforming the Handling of Complex Domestic Claims 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1 The Digital Investigator 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2 Potential Changes in the Claims Process 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.3 Reinvention of the Supplier Ecosystem 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Levels of Inspection 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.1 Reserving 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.2 Business Interruption 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.3 Subrogation 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Motor Assessing and Loss Adjusting 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.1 Motor Assessing 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.2 Loss Adjusting 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.3 Property Claims Networks 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.4 Adjustment of Cybersecurity Claims 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7.5 The Demographic Time Bomb in Adjusting 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 6 Analytics and Marketing 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Customer Acquisition and Retention 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Social Media Analytics 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Demography and How Population Matters 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Segmentation 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Promotion Strategy 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Branding and Pricing 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Pricing Optimization 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 The Impact of Service Delivery on Marketing Success 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Agile Development of New Products 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 The Challenge of ‘Agility’ 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Agile vs Greater Risk? 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.12 The Digital Customer, Multi- and Omni-Channel 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.13 The Importance of the Claims Service in Marketing 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 7 Property Insurance 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Flood 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.1 Predicting the Cost and Likelihood of Flood Damage 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.2 Analytics and the Drying Process 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Fire 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Predicting Fraud in Fire Claims 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Subsidence 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 Prediction of Subsidence 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Hail 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.1 Prediction of Hail Storms 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Hurricane 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.1 Prediction of Hurricane Damage 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Terrorism 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6.1 Predicting Terrorism Damage 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Claims Process and the ‘Digital Customer’ 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 8 Liability Insurance and Analytics 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Employers’ Liability and Workers Compensation 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.1 Fraud in Workers Compensation Claims 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2 Employers’ Liability Cover 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.3 Effective Triaging of EL Claims 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Public Liability 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Product Liability 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Directors and Officers Liability 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 9 Life and Pensions 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 How Life Insurance Differs from General Insurance 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Basis of Life Insurance 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Issues of Mortality 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 The Role of Big Data in Mortality Rates 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Purchasing Life Insurance in a Volatile Economy 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 How Life Insurers Can Engage with the Young 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Life and Pensions for the Older Demographic 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Life and Pension Benefits in the Digital Era 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Life Insurance and Bancassurers 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 10 The Importance of Location 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Location Analytics 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.1 The New Role of the Geo-Location Expert 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.2 Sharing Location Information 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.3 Geocoding 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.4 Location Analytics in Fraud Investigation 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.5 Location Analytics in Terrorism Risk 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.6 Location Analytics and Flooding 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.7 Location Analytics, Cargo and Theft 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Telematics and User-Based Insurance (‘UBI’) 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.1 History of Telematics 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.2 Telematics in Fraud Detection 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.3 What is the Impact on Motor Insurers? 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.4 Telematics and Vehicle Dashboard Design 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.5 Telematics and Regulation 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.6 Telematics – More than Technology 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.7 User-Based Insurance in Other Areas 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.8 Telematics in Commercial Insurances 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 11 Analytics and Insurance People 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Talent Management 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.1 The Need for New Competences 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.2 Essential Qualities and Capabilities 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Talent, Employment and the Future of Insurance 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.1 Talent Analytics and the Challenge for Human Resources 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Learning and Knowledge Transfer 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.1 Reading Materials 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.2 Formal Qualifications and Structured Learning 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.3 Face-to-Face Training 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.4 Social Media and Technology 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Leadership and Insurance Analytics 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.1 Knowledge and Power 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.2 Leadership and Influence 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.3 Analytics and the Impact on Employees 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.4 Understanding Employee Resistance 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 12 Implementation 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Culture and Organization 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.1 Communication and Evangelism 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.2 Stakeholders’ Vision of the Future 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Creating a Strategy 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.1 Program Sponsorship 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.2 Building a Project Program 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.3 Stakeholder Management 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.4 Recognizing Analytics as a Tool of Empowerment 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.5 Creation of Open and Trusting Relationships 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.6 Developing a Roadmap 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.7 Implementation Flowcharts 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Managing the Data 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.1 Master Data Management 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.2 Data Governance 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.3 Data Quality 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.4 Data Standardization 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.5 Storing and Managing Data 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.6 Security 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Tooling and Skillsets 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.1 Certification and Qualifications 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.2 Competences 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 13 Visions of the Future? 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Auto 2025 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 The Digital Home in 2025 – ‘Property Telematics’ 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Commercial Insurance – Analytically Transformed 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Specialist Risks and Deeper Insight 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 2025: Transformation of the Life and Pensions Industry 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Outsourcing and the Move Away from Non-Core Activities 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 The Rise of the Super Supplier 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 14 Conclusions and Reflections 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 The Breadth of the Challenge 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Final Thoughts 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX A Recommended Reading 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX B Data Summary of Expectancy of Reaching 100 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX C Implementation Flowcharts 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX D Suggested Insurance Websites 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX E Professional Insurance Organizations 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 269\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173825573144,"sku":"9781119141075","price":48.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119141075_288694.jpg?v=1781173699","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/analytics-for-insurance-the-real-business-of-big-data-hardback-9781119141075","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}