Hack It<\/a>\u2019 \u2013 was organized by Ontario Innovation Centre and featured Jones & Associates Insurance and Gore Mutual.<\/p>\nSachin Rustagi, Gore Mutual\u2019s director of digital, has seen an increased number of InsurTechs, which is helping carriers, implementing new tools and building new approaches. By bringing together insurers, brokers, and others, Rustagi says: \u201cAs a company, we recognize that innovation in our industry and the InsurTech domain as a whole rely on building and participating in the larger tech and innovation ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hackathons are intended to engage professionals to introduce new tools, approaches and applications. Rustagi notes:<\/p>\n
\u201cInsurers, brokers, and industry technology platforms still have a big opportunity around the delivery of standardized connectivity methods, such as API technology. This isn\u2019t an overnight initiative, but it has the power to create faster service, wider transparency, and cleaner workflows across multiple points in the customer lifecycle.\u201d<\/p>\n
The future is just around the corner<\/b><\/p>\n
P&C Insurance in North America has a long and excellent history for consistent service. One issue: before the first development of InsurTech \u2013 circa 2010 \u2013 tech tool sets were considered important, but not really \u2018strategic.\u2019 New tools exploring artificial intelligence (AI) were relegated to back-office test services.<\/p>\n
However, for the last nine years, Canada and the US have increased use of expert tools and AI to improve service, reduce response time, increase specific value points, and enhance individual personal support.<\/p>\n
This is not as easy as it looks. AI tools continue to ratchet the available data to improve applications and data. In order to improve the results, insurers have to find more data for elements that have not been measured consistently.<\/p>\n
And money is a critical factor. For example, Nationwide has a large venture capital group. They are planning to spend $100 million (USD) on investments and partnerships with start-ups; this has seen an \u2018immense\u2019 amount of progress, according to Brad Barnett, vice president of emerging businesses marketing.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s version of big and engaged operations will not still be best next year, next month, or even next week. In other words, InsurTech is always working for the future.<\/p>\n
In case you haven\u2019t noticed, there is never enough data for InsurTech. If we are not accruing future data, we are lost already.<\/p>\n
Is this impossible or what?<\/strong><\/p>\nInsurTech users are implementing strategic tools which can keep information within the insurer \u2013 at least for a time. But this also prevents other insurers from accessing the information. Fortunately, wise insurers understand that sharing information is required.<\/p>\n
To this, Nationwide\u2019s Barnett says:<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the start-up space, we look at one aspect as investment, but the thing that we\u2019re going for mostly is partnerships \u2013 we want to find their secret sauce, plug them into the parts of Nationwide where it makes sense and leverage their capabilities \u2013 and hopefully, that makes a return over time.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is very much a work in process \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\nTo answer the question at the beginning of this note, yes InsurTech continues to focus on processes, products, and data. That said, tomorrow might be introduced to new, better tools and data sets.<\/p>\n
So, are you starting, or in the middle of, AI applications? Are you comfortable with ever-changing applications and data? Is a partnership the right idea?<\/p>\n
I\u2019d be very interested in your thoughts.<\/p>\n
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