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Why weather should be on the radar of insurance CMOs

Blog | by Michael Holmes

Why weather should be on the radar of insurance CMOs

What do you do during the calm before the storm? Discover how insurers can harness weather data in their operations to offer weather alerts for policyholders, helping prevent claims while boosting customer retention.
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How weather can help insurers increase customer retention

Blog | by Andy Whalen

How weather can help insurers increase customer retention

Discover how weather alerts for insurance can help retain policyholders, improve loyalty and ultimately provide value to insurance companies and policyholders.
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Blog | by Eric Lesser

Why weather alerts matter in insurance

With the help of IBM and The Weather Company, insurers are giving their customers a safe port in the storm. Learn more about how you can use weather data analytics to show your policyholders that you mean business about the weather and its impact on lives and property.
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IBM reshapes the future of IoT applications with The Weather Company’s Product and Technology Businesses acquisition

Blog | by Chris O'Connor

IBM reshapes the future of IoT applications with The Weather Company’s Product and Technology Businesses acquisition

A powerful combination of weather science, data science and technology is what lead to IBM’s relationship with The Weather Company’s global B2B division, WSI, and ultimately, IBM’s acquisition of The Weather Company’s Product and Technology Business.
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Let's talk billions: The impact of weather on insurance

Blog | by Kimberly Trimble

Let's talk billions: The impact of weather on insurance

With the help of IBM and The Weather Company, insurers are giving their customers a safe port in the storm. Learn more about how you can use weather analytics to show your policyholders that you mean business about the weather.
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The business value of weather data

Blog | by Andy Thurai

The business value of weather data

The recent acquisition of The Weather Company by IBM may have many scratching their heads, but there’s quite a lot of business value to be had in all the data available on weather conditions. Take a look at a couple of airline use cases that demonstrate the impact weather data can have on business
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Tapping weather data to improve IoT applications

Blog | by Chris O'Connor

Tapping weather data to improve IoT applications

For businesses, understanding the explosion of data is a critical precursor in the cognitive journey. A data platform that ingests all kinds of information—created inside or outside the enterprise, at massive speed and scale—enables organizations to link their business data with weather and other
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Weather means business: How weather data empowers insurance providers

Blog | by Sushil Pramanick

Weather means business: How weather data empowers insurance providers

IBM’s acquisition of The Weather Company is extending the power of IBM Watson to the Internet of Things (IoT). In doing so, it is empowering insurance providers to make unprecedented use of weather data, transforming themselves and their industry.
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Introducing Insight Cloud Services at IBM Insight 2015

Blog | by James Kobielus

Introducing Insight Cloud Services at IBM Insight 2015

Insight Cloud Services (ICS) is a key IBM solution strategy. Plenty of big announcements around ICS and its capabilities for leveraging cognitive computing, analytics, and much more to extract fresh insights from dark data were a big draw at Insight 2015. Discover the tremendous potential behind
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Welcome to the Cognitive Era: Insight 2015’s opening session

Blog | by Susan Visser

Welcome to the Cognitive Era: Insight 2015’s opening session

The opening session of IBM Insight 2015 electrified attendees with the story of how IBM Watson is transforming businesses in sectors ranging from healthcare to transportation. By bringing cognitive computing to the insight economy, IBM Watson is helping organizations seize the analytics advantage.
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Putting analytics into disaster preparedness and response

Blog | by James Kobielus

Putting analytics into disaster preparedness and response

Public sector stakeholders who stand to benefit from data-driven weather analyses include those responsible for emergency planning, disaster preparedness and response. These analyses should incorporate both the agency’s own emergency planning and monitoring data sets as well as weather data that
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The 2015 guide to IBM Insight for insurance professionals

Blog | by Susan Visser

The 2015 guide to IBM Insight for insurance professionals

Attend IBM Insight 2015 to follow the latest trends in insurance analytics, including telematics, weather events and predictive customer insights. Check out this list of insurance-related sessions to begin planning your Insight schedule now.
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Weather analytics: A new dimension for business

Blog | by Glenn Finch

Weather analytics: A new dimension for business

The advent of weather analytics has come none too soon. From inventory planning to public safety, organizations around the world are looking to weather data to help inform their decisions. But can they stay afloat in a sea of big data?
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Weather analytics help forecast, prevent and mitigate outages

Blog | by James Kobielus

Weather analytics help forecast, prevent and mitigate outages

Weather is both asset and liability to energy providers. Even in a world of renewable energy, adverse weather events can create power outages on a citywide scale. Using weather data analysis, energy providers can forecast outages with high levels of reliability, then prevent or mitigate them ahead
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Seasonal forecasting puts weather data to work for your business

Blog | by Paul Walsh

Seasonal forecasting puts weather data to work for your business

In weather prediction, the past holds the key to the future, allowing businesses to predict future changes in both the short term and long term. In particular, organizations can use market-level analytics to take stock of how weather affects consumer behavior, helping drive the business forward.

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