If cybersecurity isn’t close to the top of the risk agenda for your financial services firm, then it should be. The number and sophistication of cyberattacks are rising relentlessly – and projections suggest the threats are only going to increase. What’s driving this growth? A significant contribution to growth is the rising availability of advanced…

North American insurers are recognizing the value of leveraging cloud capabilities to drive increased agility, greater operating efficiency, cost reductions and other benefits. In my previous post, I outlined these benefits and how cloud capabilities are delivering them to North American insurers in increasing numbers, and taking cloud enablement to a new level as a…

As the digital age upends the norms of nearly every industry, banks are facing a multitude of adversities. If banks are to develop the necessary efficiency and agility and provide the customer-facing applications that drive growth, they would be well advised to accelerate cloud adoption. But are banks ready for such a massive transformation? And…

About 80 per cent of executives surveyed as part of the Accenture 2018 State of Cyber Resilience study say they’re confident in the effectiveness of their security capabilities to reduce financial risk and disruption from a cybersecurity event, but are they overconfident? The State of Cyber Resilience study in insurance and banking & capital markets…

In my previous post, I discussed several aspects of cloud in insurance, including opportunities and key areas of impact, as well as current status and future trends. So, how can insurance companies ensure their journey to cloud starts off in the right direction? And how can they manage it successfully while keeping costs low? These…

The adoption of cloud solutions among North American insurance companies is increasing at an accelerated pace, as insurers move applications and data into the cloud in response to changing business conditions. Both property and casualty (P&C) and life insurance companies are leveraging the cloud to: Increase agility Realize technology operating efficiencies Reduce operating costs Attract…