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On April 11th, ACORD CEO Bill Pieroni spoke at the Financial Times Live (FT Live) Insurance Innovation Summit’s panel exploring data and analytics. He explained that the industry was founded on data and analytics, and that the challenge today is to develop the capabilities to fully leverage data through investing in the required technology, processes and most importantly organizational competencies. Additionally, he encouraged those that serve the industry to avoid generalizations, “If you’ve seen one insurance carrier, you’ve seen one. Our is industry is undergoing material change and the winners will be able to leverage informational scale and scope economies to create value across stakeholders. Those unable to compete on data and analytics will either shrink or be absorbed.”

The panel discussed ethical issues surrounding the use of private and personal data. Pieroni questioned, “if you recognize that regulators will likely reach in and stop it, then why invest to do it? Explicitly consider the strategic and tactical uncertainty before moving in, we are after all in the business of managing risk."