Sponsored by: Accenture & Avanade | Enterprise Data Journey for The Standard Insurance Leveraging Databricks on Azure and AI Innovation

Modern insurers require agile, integrated data systems to harness AI. This framework for a global insurer uses Azure Databricks to unify legacy systems into a governed lakehouse medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold layers), eliminating silos and enabling real-time analytics. The solution employs:

• Medallion architecture for incremental data quality improvement.
• Unity Catalog for centralized governance, row/column security, and audit compliance.
• Azure encryption/confidential computing for data mesh security.
• Automated ingestion/semantic/DevOps pipelines for scalability.

By combining Databricks’ distributed infrastructure with Azure’s security, the insurer achieves regulatory compliance while enabling AI-driven innovation (e.g., underwriting, claims). The framework establishes a future-proof foundation for mergers/acquisitions (M&A) and cross-functional data products, balancing governance with agility.