Analytics to predict longevity

Posted by admin updated on 23 Jul, 2011

Life insurance companies have found a new use for the vast dossiers of data: predicting people’s longevity. Insurers have long used blood and urine tests to assess people’s health. In a remarkable use of consumer marketing data, insurers are now exploring whether online shopping details,...

First Look: The second annual New Intelligent Enterprise survey

Posted by admin updated on 04 Jul, 2011

MIT Sloan Management Review conducted a large scale global survey of 4,000 executives, managers and analysts from a wide range of industries. The theme of this 27 question survey was Analytics, with a somewhat broader scope. Nina Kruschwitz, MIT Sloan Management Review’s managing editor and...