早前的《保险观察》期刊文章探讨随着社会变迁加速，大数据将如何使知识变得多余。数字世界的相互连结性已加快了沟通与服务的速度。当今的消费者期待简单快捷的解决方案。大数据将对寿险公司响应客户需求的方式产生影响。在投保和产品定价中，寿险公司对社会经济数据的使用日趋增多，这是否早晚会与透明性、公平性和一致性要求发生冲突？大数据有可能为保险公司提供创新性解决方案，帮助他们发现新的模式和相关性，而这些是保障事件的有力预测因子。

An earlier article explored how Big data could make knowledge redundant in the wake of accelerated social change. The interconnectivity of the digital world has sped up communication and services. Today’s consumers expect simple and quick solutions. Big data will influence how life insurers respond to customer needs. Could increasing use of socio-economic data, not only at application but also in the pricing of products, sooner or later collide with demands for transparency, fairness and solidarity? Big data is likely to provide insurers with innovative solutions that help them detect new patterns and correlations that are good predictors of insured events.