CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As I reflect on the biggest technology innovations during my career―the Internet, smartphones, social media―a new breakthrough deserves a spot on that list. Generative AI has taken the world seemingly by storm, impacting everything from software development, to marketing, to conversations with my kids at the dinner table. At the recent Six Five Summit , I had the pleasure of talking with Pat Moorhead about the impact of Generative AI on enterprise cybersecurity.

Intelligence 796

Intelligence Intelligence Security Security 796

Crayon

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Champions (a.k.a. advocates or evangelists) are coworkers who encourage their peers to consume the content you produce. They are essential to the success of your competitive intelligence program.

Competitive Intelligence 325

Competitive Intelligence Competitive Intelligence Intelligence 325

CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The stock prices are soaring. Everyone is still amazed by the way the generative AI algorithms can whip off some amazing artwork in any style and then turn on a dime to write long essays with great grammar. Every CIO and CEO has a slide or three in their deck ready to discuss how generative AI is going to transform their business. The technology is still in its infancy but the capabilities are already undeniable.

Algorithm 769

Algorithm Knowledge Intelligence Intelligence 769

Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

AI technology is rapidly changing the software industry. One analysis found that the market for AI in the profession is expected to be worth over $600 million within the next three years. We have talked a lot about the ways that AI technology is improving the quality of software. We even pointed out that AI can improve the development of low-code frameworks.

Profiling 250

Profiling Predictive Analytics Algorithm Analysis 250

Advertisement

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

IT

CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

AI is coming into its own as a practical technology for helping companies with a range of initiatives, from improving customer experience to streamlining business processes. And, while the technology’s long-term impact on the workforce remains unclear, some companies, such as France-based Schneider Electric, are putting AI to work to aid employees in advancing their careers.

Profiling 709

Profiling Hospitals Globalization Management 709

CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Oracle is betting on high demand for data, driven by generative AI -related workloads, to boost revenue in upcoming quarters as enterprises look to adopt generative AI for productivity and efficiency. “Generative AI is changing everything. As of today, AI development companies have signed contracts to purchase more than $4 billion of AI training capacity in Oracle’s Generation 2 cloud.

Sales 684

Sales Technology Technology Business 684

Kompyte

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As a product marketing manager, your role revolves around bringing teams together. In fact, making sure everyone in your organization is on the same page is vital to the success of your positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategy.

Loss 79

Loss Win Management Analysis 79

CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It’s Wednesday afternoon. A severe thunderstorm is forecasted to roll through your suburb in the next hour. As it nears, your electricity goes out. Fortunately, your cell phone still works. That’s because the 5G technology powering your phone remains intact, giving you a reassuring sense of security and an open line of communication with weather updates, friends and family during the storm.

Briefing 648

Briefing Advantage Advantage Security 648

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For as long as I’ve been handling my own finances, I’ve been hearing that people should “buy term and invest the difference.” I have never really taken stock in the concept. I mean, I am a financial services professional that cut her teeth on whole life, but who would adopt this theory centered around buying only term life insurance? Granted, term is an inexpensive type of life insurance, but it is also a temporary type of coverage (10, 20, 30 years max!).

Loss 76

Loss Finance Education Security 76

Advertisement

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

Competitive

CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Can a company embrace digital innovation and become more sustainable at the same time? In the past, business leaders sometimes accepted the idea that being on the leading edge of technology came at a price to the environment. And those who made “going green” a top goal resigned themselves to thinking that they would need to forgo using some advanced technology.

Alliance 627

Alliance Innovation Knowledge Technology 627

Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Advanced data-intensive applications, the increased use of digitalization, and IoT devices are forcing organizations across various industries to reevaluate how they handle large amounts of data and exponential data growth effectively and efficiently. ZFS is a popular storage system because it is powerful and flexible, making it well-suited to handle large amounts of data while […] The post Scale-Out ZFS: Scalable Storage for Exponential Data Growth and Powerful Data Protection appeared f

IT 62

IT Security Security Management 62

CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Over 100,00 organizations are expected to be impacted by Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) cybersecurity standards that European Union (EU) member states must implement by October 2024. [i] NIS2 was adopted in early 2023 as a response to increasing digitalization and rising cybersecurity threats stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine War.

Security 511

Security Security Finance Banking 511

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

February 7, 2011 It has been nearly thirty years since consumers were first offered the benefits of Universal Life (UL) and with UL came flexibility in premium payments, death benefit options, coverage amounts, and all sorts of other things that they never dreamed of. UL was the beginning of a whole new world of product development in the insurance industry.

Benchmarking 52

Benchmarking Sales Marketing Marketing 52

Advertisement

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

Security

CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The hype around generative AI since ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022 has driven some software vendors to rush to incorporate the technology into their applications. Despite being an early adopter of AI in general, Salesforce has taken a more measured approach to generative AI. Following its announcement of Einstein GPT in March, it has slowly added the generative AI functionality to a few of its applications.

IT 708

IT Commerce Profiling Advantage 708

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Registered index-linked annuities (RILAs), also called indexed-variable annuities and structured annuities, continue to gather significant assets. I originally released a paper for the Alliance for Lifetime Income, as well as series of articles in Advisor Perspectives (see here , here , here and here ), exploring RILAs in April 2021. In one particular article , I noted that buffer RILAs were significantly more efficient than floor RILAs.

Alliance 40

Alliance Marketing Marketing 40

Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

AI technology has become a huge boon for marketers all over the world. AI has been especially useful in the e-commerce field, which is one of the reasons that e-commerce companies are projected to spend $16.8 billion on machine learning by 2030. One of the reasons more e-commerce companies are using AI is that it helps with personalization. Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of using AI to create personalized experiences for e-commerce customers.

Commerce 258

Commerce Retail Advantage Advantage 258

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In the 1934 comedy classic It’s a Gift, W.C. Fields’ character encounters an aggressive, slick-talking annuities salesman in an indelible scene that helped shape a negative perception of the product. Despite decades of product innovation and the adoption of industry-wide operating principles benefiting consumers, some would have you believe that selling annuities has changed little in the intervening decades.

Innovation 40

Innovation 40

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

Competitive

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Annuity riders are add-ons that can be used to enhance and customize the benefits of an annuity contract to better align the contract with your client’s needs. There are a variety of annuity riders available across the insurance industry. However, not all riders are available from every company or for all types of annuity contracts. Click HERE to read the full story via ThinkAdvisor The post Annuity Riders, Explained appeared first on Wink.

40

40

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Financial advisors and their clients should have a continual focus on portfolio preparation, and not so much on prediction, as we look ahead to 2024 and beyond. Protecting clients’ assets by rethinking 60/40 portfolios and utilizing products that offer risk protection can help weather a variety of potential market outcomes. This is especially important for retirees.

Marketing 40

Marketing Marketing 40

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Annuities may be enjoying unprecedented popularity in this time of economic uncertainty and rising interest rates. But that doesn’t necessarily mean every advisor should join the crowd and rush to add them to their clients’ portfolios. Click HERE to read the full story via Financial Planning The post Pros and cons of annuities as havens amid recent market turmoil appeared first on Wink.

Marketing 40

Marketing Marketing 40

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Experienced, top-tier executive will lead Integrity’s efforts to provide innovative life insurance solutions to agents and consumers as part of its holistic life, health and wealth mission DALLAS , Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced Tess Grace will become President of Integrity’s life insur

Innovation 40

Innovation Sales Management Marketing 40

Advertisement

Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.

Business

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

OMAHA, Neb. , Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Senior Market Sales ® (SMS), one of the industry’s premier insurance marketing organizations (IMOs), has acquired EMG Insurance Brokerage, one of the oldest and most well-respected IMOs in the country. SMS President Jim Summers touted the new partnership as a major win for SMS and parent company Alliant Insurance Services as they build a network of companies that work together to grow, spark industry innovation and impact advisorsR

Sales 40

Sales Travel Marketing Marketing 40

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

SEATTLE , Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the results of its two 2023 Variable Annuity Industry Experience Studies, which analyze policyholder behavior across 22 companies spanning 15 years. The two studies cover surrender behavior and partial withdrawals, focusing on income utilization for guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit (GLWB) riders.

Capital 40

Capital Globalization Management Marketing 40

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

SUMMIT, N.J. , Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Simplicity Group Holdings, Inc. (“Simplicity”) today announced the acquisition of Hancock Brokerage (“Hancock”). Based in Louisiana and specializing in life insurance and life settlements, Hancock is led by Susan Cimini who becomes a Simplicity Partner following this transaction. “During the process of building a thriving business, Susie has proven herself to be a leader in this industry for more than 30 years

Education 40

Education Technology Technology Sales 40

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

WALTHAM, Mass. , Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Delaware Life Accelerator Prime® Variable Annuity (the APVA) has been named Best Annuities: Guaranteed Income with Some Flexibility, Liquidity, and Growth Potential by Barron’s. The list includes “annuities with the most competitive payouts or guarantees, all offered by insurers with top credit ratings.” The article highlights the APVA as a standout.

Due Diligence 40

Due Diligence Sports Banking Education 40

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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.

Marketing

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

HORSHAM , Pa. , Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company (Penn Mutual), a Fortune 1000 company, has announced the addition of Survivorship Protection Variable Universal Life (SPVUL). Issued through Penn Mutual’s wholly-owned subsidiary, The Penn Insurance and Annuity Company, this last-survivor permanent life insurance product provides guaranteed lifetime protection for two people plus the opportunity to build strong cash value through a choice of subacc

Management 40

Management Information Marketing Marketing 40

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

SUMMIT, N.J. , Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Simplicity Group Holdings, Inc. (“Simplicity”) today announced that it has acquired Breakthrough Insurance Group (“BIG”), a New Jersey -based full-service life, annuity, and long-term care insurance general agency. With this deal, Tim Kelly becomes Simplicity’s newest Partner. “Tim has built a strong team who will immediately benefit from access to Simplicity’s array of carriers, products, and market

Education 40

Education Sales Technology Technology 40

Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

HORSHAM, Pa. , Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company (Penn Mutual), a Fortune 1000 company, is proud to be selected by Great Place To Work® and Fortune for the 2023 Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance List. This is Penn Mutual’s first time being named to this prestigious list.

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Finance Innovation Globalization 40