Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Retailers around the world are discovering that big data can be incredibly valuable to their bottom lines. A growing number of businesses are starting to look for new data-driven approaches to streamline their business models. However, your data-driven business model won’t be very helpful if you don’t focus on the right metrics. Take the time to evaluate your business model carefully and prioritize the right variables when trying to grow your retail business.

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Intelligence Node

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Table of Contents Gearing Up for the 2021 Holiday Shopping Season While it feels like just yesterday brands and retailers were navigating their first holiday shopping season since the onset of COVID-19, here we are again, preparing for the second holiday season amidst the pandemic. While most countries have opened up for business again and […].

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Scenario For bigger prospects you are trying to close at the end of a month or quarter, send them a personalized piece of content such as a video from the CEO or a sales leader or a bespoke sales deck. This should include a recap of what they heard on previous calls and something specific about their situation, goals, targets, and your products that would benefit their needs.

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Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Click to learn more about author Michele Iurillo. One of the most fascinating things I’ve found at my current organization is undoubtedly the declarative approach. It is something so simple and so powerful. In my first business intelligence endeavors, there were data normalization issues; in my Data Governance period, Data Quality and proactive Metadata Management were the critical points.

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Elegant BI

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This article describes the analytical technique of generalized linear regression with gaussian distribution. What is Generalized Linear Regression with Gaussian Distribution? The Generalized Linear Model (GLM) Regression is a flexible generalization of ordinary linear regression that allows for response variables that have error distribution models other than a normal distribution.

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Weidert Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Website forms can serve many important purposes, from simple contact forms and blog or newsletter subscriptions sign-up forms, to customer feedback and landing page forms. Among the most valuable uses for forms to support any inbound program is lead conversion. When designed and deployed effectively , web forms serve as key lead generation tools. The overarching goal of lead gen forms is to convert an unknown website visitor into a contact, creating a new prospect for marketing and sales efforts

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

U.S. life insurance application activity returned to growth in August 2021 compared to August 2020 with year-over-year activity up 5.5%, MIB reports. While year-over-year comparisons are impacted by fluctuations in 2020 activity due to COVID, when comparing results to 2019, August 2021 is up 9.5%, MIB reported. The industry remains on track for a strong year, with 2021 activity up 5.3% over 2020 through August.

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The world we live in keeps facing unprecedented and rapid phase changes when it comes to business verticals and innovations. In such an era, data provides a competitive edge for businesses to stay at the forefront in their respective fields. Satisfying end-customer needs within the given time limits has also become a main priority. According to Forrester’s reports, the rate of insight-driven businesses is growing at an average of 30% per year.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “aa-” (Superior) of Prudential Annuity Life Assurance Corporation (PALAC), headquartered in Newark, NJ. PALAC’s Credit Ratings (ratings) were placed under review with negative implications following the announcement that Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC (Fortitude) and Prudential Financial, Inc.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

LANSING, Mich.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Jackson Financial Inc. (NYSE: JXN) today announced financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Jackson separated from Prudential plc on September 13, 2021, and the second quarter results mark the company’s first quarterly earnings report as an independent public company. Key Highlights. Net loss of $540 million, or ($5.72) per diluted share, reflecting primarily non-economic fair value changes under GAAP accounting.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

WEST CHESTER, Pa.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Resolution Life US Holdings Inc. , a subsidiary of Resolution Life Group Holdings LP (‘Resolution Life’), a global manager of in-force life insurance businesses, today announced the signing of a $9.4 billion reinsurance transaction between its insurance subsidiary, Security Life of Denver Insurance Company (‘SLD’) and Lincoln National Corporation’s (‘Lincoln’) insurance subsidiary, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– AM Best has commented that the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) of Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) (Bermuda) remain unchanged following the its parent company’s recent agreement to acquire Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (PALAC) (Arizona).

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Following the recent launch of a new brand identity, Protective Life Corporation (Protective), a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (TSE:8750) celebrated alongside employees, elected officials, business and community leaders and project partners as the Protective Stadium identification signage was officially turned on for the first time at Protective Stadium last evening.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Consumers showed a greater interest in buying life insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic, but how can carriers continue to capitalize on that interest? How can insurers close the coverage gap while bolstering diversity, equity and inclusion? A recent report by Deloitte Center for Financial Services, “Financial Inclusion And The Underserved Life Insurance Market,” analyzed ways insurers can navigate the coverage gap and help underserved markets obtain coverage.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Achaean Financial and National Western Life Insurance are finally bringing to market Lorry Stensrud’s long-nurtured idea for an immediate income annuity with upside potential. RIJ recently obtained a copy of the state filing document from National Western. State approvals are pending. Click HERE to read the full story via RIJ. The post A New Path to Inflation-Proof Lifetime Income appeared first on Wink.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. , Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Annexus, the leading independent product design and distribution company of fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) and indexed universal life insurance policies, and PlanGap, a financial product innovation company pioneering Social Security protection, have announced a strategic partnership. The partnership provides Annexus exclusive rights to add a patent pending PlanGap ® feature to its fixed indexed annuities that will provide a benefit to cli

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

WASHINGTON , Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Senior Health Actuary Jan Graeber issued the following statement on misinformation relating to COVID-19 vaccines: “ We said it before and, unfortunately, we must say it again because misinformation about life insurance claims and the COVID-19 vaccine continues to spread. “Policyholders should rest assured that nothing has changed in the claims-paying process as a result of COVID-19 vaccinatio

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Lincoln Financial wants to shed a large amount of risk associated with old insurance policies while continuing to sell new policies. The Radnor, Pennsylvania-based life insurer today announced that it has arranged to have Security Life of Denver — an arm of Resolution Life Group Holdings — reinsure a block of in-force universal life insurance and executive benefits insurance policies backed by $9.4 billion in reserves.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Illustration software showing indexed annuities with indexing methods yielding 14%+. REALLY?! A fixed insurance product with a 0% floor, in a prohibitive options pricing environment, with one of the most historically conservative insurance companies in the industry. SMH. Does the insurance company know? *angry*. This is why insurance illustrations that are not compliant with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) are problematic.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

4. Your Articles Of Incorporation. Your articles of incorporation should always be kept in hard copy for S- and C- Corps. This documentation is requested so frequently by banks, investors and others. By all means, digitize it, but keep a hard copy handy as well. – Sheryl J. Moore , Wink, Inc. Click HERE to read the full story via Forbes. The post 14 Financial Documents That Business Leaders Should Keep A Hard Copy Of (Even In The Digital World) appeared first on Wink.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

NEWARK & JERSEY CITY, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”) (NYSE: PRU) and Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Bermuda’s largest multi-line reinsurer (“Fortitude Re”), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Prudential will sell a portion of its in-force legacy variable annuity block to Fortitude Re for a total transaction value of $2.2 billion. 1.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS–( BUSINESS WIRE )–The majority of Americans who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, including Hispanic and Asian/Asian Americans) believe they won’t have enough saved for retirement (52% Black/African American; 56% Hispanic; 62% Asian/Asian American), according to the 2021 Retirement Risk Readiness Study* from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America ( Allianz Life ).

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you are using software that looks at historical performance of indexed annuities, ask if they are <emphasis here> assuming the options costs that were in effect at the time of the historical period. <emphasis here> I do not know of a SINGLE one that does. If they are not using historical option costs, while reviewing historical performance, the software is INACCURATE.

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