Poor quality data remains the biggest challenge for insurance data scientists

Analysts tracking data in real time

Insurers have been urged to review their data practices and ensure data is coming from “official or trusted” sources, as research suggests nearly half of data scientists are left stuck with untrustworthy data.

Doorda, an analytics-ready data provider, has found that nearly half (40%) of data scientists have reported that they had used data that later proved untrustworthy or unavailable.

The report, The

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