CIO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Based in Dubendorf, Switzerland and serving a rapidly growing roster of public and private-sector customers, Authentix was founded in 2021 with a singular focus – to make Switzerland more secure. To that end, the company now employs a rapidly growing team of Swiss cybersecurity experts who oversee the company’s multi-faceted Managed Security Service, or MSS.
Smart Data Collective
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
AI technology has led to some massive changes in recent years. Most of these developments have been good. Unfortunately, there are dark sides to the evolution of AI. One of the drawbacks of AI has come in the realm of cybersecurity. On the one hand, AI has helped improve cybersecurity in some ways. On the other hand, hackers are weaponizing AI to create more horrifying attacks.
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CIO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Since the late 19 th century, cash-operated vending machines and kiosks have been used to sell drinks, snacks, newspapers and much more. However, new digital technology is expanding how customers pay through these types of unattended commerce. Today’s consumers use mobile apps, wearables, and contactless cards to pay for food, groceries, parking, bike rentals and other goods and services.
Smart Data Collective
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
The products around us are growing more complex every year. Mechanical designs are increasingly intricate, software development is ever more powerful, not to mention more and more physical products are being incorporated into the internet of things or contain distinct software. As a result, manufacturers need to be more agile than ever, and most struggle to keep up.
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Datapine Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
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Elegant BI
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Apply Predictive Analytics to Specific Business Use Cases for Real Results! Gartner has predicted that, ‘Overall analytics adoption will increase from 35% to 50%, driven by vertical and domain-specific augmented analytics solutions.’ Your business, like every other business in the world, has its own industry, domain and vertical concerns, and these concerns drive your competitive strategy, your products and your services.
Dataversity
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Skyrocketing inflation and recession fears currently roiling the economy tend to make the headlines in stark personal terms; we hear about the rising costs for consumers at the gas pump, at the grocery store, at restaurants, and for airline tickets. Just as significant, but much more complex, are the impacts on enterprises as they struggle […].
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
I will never forget the day when Grandfather came home with tears in his eyes, talking about his client who had died unexpectedly. You see, this client’s wife had just held my grandfather’s hand for hours, as people came through a funeral home, paying their last respects to her husband. She repeatedly thanked him, looking for something reliable in a time when her world was turned upside down.
CIO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
ERP definition. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a system of integrated software applications that manages day-to-day business processes and operations across finance, human resources, procurement, distribution, supply chain, and other functions. ERP systems are critical applications for most organizations because they integrate all the processes necessary to run their business into a single system that also facilitates resource planning.
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Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
VICTORIA L. GROSSMAN, A.K.A. TORI, A.K.A. THE “DECISION DIVA.”. Victoria is our Chief Everything Officer as Wink’s President and she was the first employee that Sheryl J. Moore hired to work with her at Wink. She became a member of the Moore family after Sheryl’s then four-year-old son hit on her at her teenage job. Always willing to help a friend, and loyal to no end…Victoria has become an irreplaceable leader at Wink, Inc. .
CIO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
As enterprises seek advantage through digital transformation, they’ve looked to breakthrough IT architectures like hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) to drive agility and simplify management. The ongoing expansion of IT from the traditional data center to the cloud and the edge has recently forced organizations to confront a level of hybrid management complexity that requires a more comprehensive solution — one that the relatively narrow simplicity of on-prem HCI can’t provide.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Five insurance industry trade associations are asking the leadership of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee to bring legislation to the House floor that would expand the use of registered index-linked annuities—a vote they’re hoping to get before the midterm elections. The legislation, known as the Registration for Index Linked Annuities Act, cleared the Financial Services Committee at the end of July.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Martin Powell wants to keep short-term fears about market ups and downs from ruining Americans’ long-term retirement savings strategies. Powell is head of annuity distribution at CUNA Mutual Group, a Madison, Wisconsin-based mutual insurer that has about $44 billion in assets. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and statistics from Rutgers University and a master’s degree in business from Drexel University.
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Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Many people buy whole life insurance as protection for their beneficiaries after they die. Josh Wyss also sees it as a savings vehicle during his lifetime. Unlike with term life insurance, which covers a specific period of the policyholder’s life, whole-life policyholders can borrow against the cash value of their policies when they need income.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
. . The recent synchronized selloff in stocks and bonds has crushed one of the most popular strategies for long-term investors: the 60/40 portfolio. According to data from strategists at Bank of America Global Research published last week, the 60/40 portfolio — a mix of 60% stocks and 40% bonds — was down 19.4% year-to-date through the end of August, on track for its worst year since 1936.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Pacific Life has hired Michael Oler to be head of defined contribution lifetime income for the company’s Institutional business. The Newport Beach, California-based life insurer says the new unit is a “key growth initiative.” It will use new federal rules that encourage employers to add annuitization options to defined contribution retirement plans to market in-plan retirement income arrangements.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Life and annuity industry groups are asking states to update agent licensing rules, make training programs more convenient, and make licensing exams more convenient and easier to pass. The American Council of Life Insurers has joined with two rival producer groups, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and Finseca, to send state lawmakers, insurance commissioners and other policymakers a new 10-page position paper, “A Workplan to Identify & Remove Unnecessary Barriers
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Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
BOSTON , Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, John Hancock , the US division of Toronto -based Manulife ( NYSE: MFC ), announced it is offering access to GRAIL’s Galleri ® multi-cancer early detection test to a pilot group of existing customers through the John Hancock Vitality Program, in collaboration with reinsurer Munich Re Life US.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
September 21, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Insurance Technologies, LLC., a provider of sales and regulatory automation solutions for the life and annuities insurance industries, announces that CL Life and Annuity Insurance Company (“CL Life”), a provider of insurance products that offer policyholders stable growth, tax deferral and income planning, has launched FireLight® e-Application.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
. September 23, 2022 04:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time. NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) today announced that it will redeem (i) $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 3.900% Notes Due 2026 (CUSIP 026874DH7 / ISIN US026874DH71) (the “3.900% Notes”), (ii) all of its outstanding 3.750% Notes Due 2025 (CUSIP 026874DD6 / ISIN US026874DD67) (the “3.750% Notes”) and (iii) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.500% Notes
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” (Good) from “bbb+” (Good) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of Grange Life Insurance Company (Grange Life) (Columbus, OH). The outlook of the FSR has been revised to negative from stable, while the outlook of the Long-Term ICR is negative.
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Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
WASHINGTON , Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, a great opportunity to look at a foundational element of your financial plan. If you’re like most Americans, these three simple steps may help you when making a decision about your life insurance needs. . Assess your needs. Before making any decisions about your life insurance policies, you should start with an accurate accounting of your finances.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Former head of Disney University headlined Elevate, inspiring life insurance audience to unlock creativity and accelerate digital transformation. LAS VEGAS , Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Equisoft, a leading global provider of advanced insurance solutions, held its yearly customer event “Elevate” in Las Vegas , in advance of Insurtech Connect.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–New York Life today announced the launch of Wealth Plus, two new, innovative life insurance solutions. The Wealth Plus* series is designed to provide death benefit protection and early, tax-advantaged cash value accumulation potential, enabling clients to further maximize the benefits of life insurance as part of a holistic financial strategy.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS , Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The companies of OneAmerica announce the expansion of their product portfolio to offer OneAmerica ® Variable Universal Life (VUL) insurance. Distributed through the Individual Life and Financial Services (ILFS) line of business, this new product provides customers with a strong vehicle for protection, while also offering them the opportunity to invest in the financial markets.
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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Rising interest rates and a falling stock market are putting new pressure on a popular strategy of borrowing to fund the purchase of multimillion-dollar life-insurance policies. Even before rates started to rise, consumers were being forced to make big payments when strategies failed to deliver the promised returns. Many sued their agents and insurers.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
The one thing that all annuities have in common? A sentence on the front page of the contract. “The guarantees in this contract are only as good as the claims paying ability of the insurer.” -sjm . The post Food for Thought appeared first on Wink.
Wink Intel
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
DEFERRED ANNUITIES DO: 1. Provide a minimum “floor” of income in retirement; 2. Protect you from outliving your income; and. 3. Defer the taxes that you will pay on them, until taking income. DEFERRED ANNUITIES DO NOT: 1. Result in the insurance company keeping your money if you die the day after purchase; 2. Prevent you from accessing your money; and. 3.
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