FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 29, 2016 – Ottawa, Canada: WiseWithData has been selected by WorksafeBC to develop and support their Fraud detection and prevention programs. WorksafeBC administers a no-fault workers compensation insurance program for workers in British Columbia, Canada. The program covers occupational safety and injury prevention, health claims as well as return to work programs.

WiseWithData will be supporting their needs, by building a hybrid Fraud detection engine and prevention solution for the over 80 different types of claims. The solution will encompass a number of different analytical techniques including business rules, anomaly detection, and clustering, using legacy SAS technology and Apache Spark.

About WiseWithData

WiseWithData are leading experts in Apache Spark and legacy SAS based analytics. Our mission is to leverage the power of Apache Spark to Ignite Open Analytics for our customers. With deep knowledge of all aspects of business analytics, we are dedicated to helping customers get the most from their data assets. We offer consulting services for data warehousing, reporting and BI, forecasting, predictive modelling, natural language processing and simulation systems. We have deep domain experts in Fraud, Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, and Security Intelligence solutions for the banking, government, healthcare and insurance sectors.

About WorksafeBC

Since 1917, WorkSafeBC has helped to improve the health and safety of British Columbians in the workplace by building a sustainable no-fault insurance system that supports both workers and employers now and for generations to come.

Working closely with our employer and industry partners, we promote a workplace culture of health and safety. We provide support for injured workers that facilitates their recovery and safe return to work. We continue to work toward our vision of a province free from workplace injury, disease, and death.