Laurence Allen

Press releases

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  Data Analytics Professionals to Tackle the Best Approach for Harnessing the Power of Analytics in South Africa this September

  • August 4
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  Research conducted by Corinium Global Intelligence shows that South African organisations are beginning to realise the value that lies within their data. How can the power of analytics be harnessed to improve and modernise process, performance and prof...
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  Chicago Insurance Forum to emphasize shifting the cultural mind-set of the industry to a data-centric approach

  • July 21
  • 117 views

  The insurance sector has been grappling with data for decades and is perhaps one of the oldest institutions to practice what we would now consider to be Data Science and analytics. The inherently risk averse nature of Insurance has historically demanded A...  moreThe insurance sector has been grappling with data for decades and is perhaps one of the oldest institutions to practice what we would now consider to be Data Science and analytics. The inherently risk averse nature of Insurance has historically demanded Actuaries to implement rigorous statistical and mathematical processes to enable the quantification of risk into a packaged, saleable product. Although insurance organisations have long been aware of the applications of data for business gain, there has been renewed interest in Big Data given the diversification of new sources now available through the exponential growth in technology.  less