IanTurvill

If it seems as though your world is spinning faster, you’re not alone. Credit managers and insurers throughout Europe and around the globe face rising levels of uncertainty, increasing regulations and higher levels of demand from consumers. The risks are greater, the profits more elusive and the competitive stakes more daunting than ever. Join us at InterACT, the…

(Posted by Guest Blogger, Ian Turvill.) Today we announced that Fair Isaac is sponsoring "security and anti-fraud category" at the 2008 UK & Ireland Card Awards program.  Quoting from the promotional catalog:"The UK and Irish card markets have become ever more challenging in recent years. Consumers are becoming more thoughtful in their spending…

(Posted by Guest Blogger, Ian Turvill.) We are eager to spread the message of Enterprise Decision Management across the globe, and to this end, the CEO of Fair Isaac, Dr. Mark Greene, has been traveling extensively and meeting with many members of the foreign press. Most recently, he has been in India, and his comments have been reported in a number of English-languag…

(Posted by Guest Blogger, and someone who's never yet spoken with someone from a collections agency - at least not as a "client" - Ian Turvill.) We all know that analytics are used extensively in financial services, and particularly in areas such as credit and insurance, to make predictions about consumer behavior.  It is perhaps less well known that on…

(Posted by Guest Blogger, Ian Turvill.  Given that I have so far posted nothing, and James has been posting like a madman, he pointed out to me last night that I was lagging dramatically behind.  So here's a small step in redressing that balance, though I suspect I'll get nowhere close to catching up.) Like James, I am attending InterACT San Francisco 2007 t…

(Posted by the Guest Blogger, and Host of the "Decisions" Podcast, Ian Turvill.) InterACT, the Smarter Decisions Conference, is coming! One of the most promising areas in analytics involves using transaction-level data to improve decisions. Transaction analytics are already a key part of fraud solutions like Fair Isaac’s Falcon Fraud Manager. Now the qu…

(Posted by the Guest Blogger, and Don LaFontaine Devotee, Ian Turvill.) InterACT, the Smarter Decisions Conference, is coming! One of the areas many financial services companies are exploring is customer-level management. There are a host of benefits to be gained by moving from managing at the account level to managing at the customer level. And one of the keys to cus…

(Posted by the Guest Blogger, and aspiring Voice of God, Ian Turvill.) InterACT, the Smarter Decisions Conference, is coming! InterACT is a global conference, and one of the most exciting aspects is hearing case studies from companies around the world. While the local conditions in these markets differ wildly, there is a lot of common ground as companies seek to…

(Posted by Guest Blogger, and InterACT Booster, Ian Turvill.) InterACT, the Smarter Decisions Conference, will be taking place next month at the wonderful Palace Hotel, in San Francisco. If you work at an insurer (and only at an insurer), you can make use of the special discount code "INS" to attend the conference at a 50% discount to the regular registratio…

(Posted by Model Blogger, Ian Turvill.) 39 insurance companies were recently recognized by Boston-based analyst firm Celent LLC as "Model Carriers” for “doing everything right” in terms of their technology initiatives.  Among them was Unitrin Kemper Auto & Home, a long time user of the Enterprise Decision Management approach, which has been mentioned pre…