January 2019 – Master data management is designed to ensure that enterprise data has been de-duplicated, cleansed, organized, secured, and assessed for quality.
Insurers are placing a priority on data initiatives to support their predictive modelling and AI programs. High data quality is imperative for digitization where data is being exposed to outside parties. Existing and emerging data regulations are also driving a need for improved data governance.
Chief data officers and multi-tiered data governance organizations are becoming more prevalent as data is increasingly being treated as an asset. Challenges exist with organization, resourcing, process, and funding that can stymie the results of well-intentioned data programs.
About the Author
Eric Weisburg
Eric Weisburg is a Senior Principal at Datos Insights. His expertise lies in insurance technology, data, and analytics, and distribution, underwriting, and finance. Eric has over 20 years of LAB and P/C insurance industry, consulting, and IT experience. Prior to Datos Insights, Eric served as Managing Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Tower Group Companies and VP at AIG, where he...
Other Authors
Mitch Wein
Mitch Wein is an Executive Principal in the Insurance Practice at Datos Insights. He has expertise in international IT leadership and transformation as well as technology strategy for banking, insurance (life, annuities, personal, commercial, specialty), and wealth management. Prior to joining Datos Insights, Mitch served in senior technology management positions at numerous financial institutions. At Bankers Trust (now Deutsche Bank), he automated...