Intelligence Node
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
The Role of COVID-19 in the Pharmacy Sector Covid-19 disrupted the world economy and the way people did business. Along with healthcare, pharmacies too were put to test during this difficult period and played a big role in keeping the healthcare system in motion when it was extremely burdened amidst the pandemic. In fact, CVS […].
Zoominfo
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Women across the globe are still battling the effects of the pandemic, both at home and at work. Careers quickly stalled for those required to care for children or ailing parents, causing about 2 million women in the U.S. to leave the workforce in the first year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic — nearly twice the shortfall seen among men. No previous recessions have so disproportionately affected women.
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Dataversity
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Although algorithmic decision-making has become increasingly vital for many businesses, there are growing concerns related to transparency and fairness. To put it mildly, the concern is warranted. Not only has there been documentation of racial bias in facial recognition systems, but algorithmic decision-making has also played a role in denying minorities home loans, prioritizing men during hiring, […].
Netbasequid
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
In 1982, seven Chicago area residents died from ingesting cyanide maliciously placed in their Tylenol. The manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, responded by immediately recalling 31 million bottles and setting the gold standard of crisis management – one that many brands today fall short of. Let’s change that. “By withdrawing all Tylenol, even though there was little chance of discovering more cyanide laced tablets; Johnson & Johnson showed that they were not willing to take a risk with the
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Happy Market
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
This episode is in collaboration with QUAL360 North America. Our guest today is Marcos Moldes, Qualitative UX Research Lead at Pinterest. We are thrilled to have you on the show. QUAL360 North America: Website: [link]. Buy tickets: [link]. Date: March 8-9, 2022 Location: Washington D.C. — Gallup World Headquarter Find Marcos Online: LinkedIn: [link].
Dataversity
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
In recent months there has been a great deal of hype about the concept of hyperautomation. The topic is widely cited as one of the data trends to watch in 2022 and has sparked numerous debates, comments, and blog posts, including my own. Yet although there has been much thinking and talking, the time has come […]. The post 8 Steps to Put Hyperautomation into Practice appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
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Owler
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
What is a Customer Profile? The truth about marketing is that your business can’t be everything to everyone. If you try, you risk selling to an audience that’s too broad and ambiguous. So, how do you build a solid customer base? It’s simple. Start with a customer profile. Also known as a consumer profile, a customer profile tells you everything you need to know about your current customers.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
An American issuer of fixed index annuities has set up a reinsurer in Bermuda. American Equity Investment Life Holding Company revealed the formation and licensing of AEL Bermuda Reinsurance Company in its fourth quarter and full-year 2021 earnings release. Click HERE to read the full story via The Royal Gazette. The post Annuity reinsurer AEL Re licensed in Bermuda appeared first on Wink.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Among insurers and annuity sellers, the rise of indexed-linked variable annuity products provided a lifeline to an industry beset by persistent disruption in recent years. Among regulators, the ILVA products proved a source of bewilderment. Although many regulators classified them as variable annuity products, others were not convinced. Click HERE to read the full story via INN.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a+” (Excellent) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company (MofA) (New York, NY). The outlook of the Long-Term ICR has been revised to stable from negative, while the FSR is stable.
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Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–New York Life, America’s largest 1 mutual life insurer, reports how its approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) underscores its commitment to employees, agents, policy owners, and communities in its 2021 DE&I Report. “As an organization that thinks long-term and elects to prepare for whatever the future may hold rather than try to predict it – we rely on our collective learnings and efforts as a whole to enable us to continue to proacti
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
(NAPA – National Association of Plan Advisors) – Key members of the House of Representatives have reintroduced legislation to allow retirement plan sponsors to provide annuities as a default option in their DC plans. . Reps. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), who serve together on the House Committee on Education and Labor’s Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee, on Feb. 15 reintroduced the Lifetime Income for Employees (LIFE) Act of 2022.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Reps. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., and Tim Walberg, R-Mich., reintroduced legislation Tuesday, the Lifetime Income for Employees (LIFE) Act of 2022, that would allow annuities to be a default investment option in employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. The bill builds on the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (Secure) Act by allowing retirement plan sponsors to use annuities as qualified default investment alternatives, or QDIAs, for a portion of contributions made by participants who ha
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Dean Del Vecchio is the Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Chief of Operations at Guardian Life, roughly 160-year-old mutual company with roughly $10.5 billion in annual revenue. He leads a team of about 4,500 employees. . Click HERE to read the full story via Forbes. The post Guardian Life’s CIO And Chief Of Operations Identifies Creative Ways To Fuel Innovation Talent appeared first on Wink.
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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
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Annuities, especially variable and indexed products, will boom in what was called the best insurance environment in 20 years during Conning’s 2022 Outlook webinar. “The overriding theme is that the insurance industry is going through a strong growth mode, and probably the strongest we’ve seen in 20 years now,” said Steven Weberson, head of insurance research.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
American International Group continues to move toward selling a large stake in its Life and Retirement business to investors by the end of the second quarter. The size of the initial public offering will depend on market conditions, Peter Zaffino, AIG’s CEO, told securities analysts today. Click HERE to read the full story via ThinkAdvisor. The post AIG Hopes to Launch Life and Retirement IPO by June 30 appeared first on Wink.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
The law firm Eversheds Sutherland released Friday a checklist for advisors to use as they prep for the Nov. 4 compliance date for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Marketing Rule. “Legal and compliance personnel at advisory firms who are tasked with making sure their firms are in compliance with the new rules have a big job ahead of them over the next few months,” Cliff Kirsch, partner and Head of the Investment Services practice group at Eversheds, said in releasing the checklist.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
U.S. residents who were shopping for immediate annuities in the fourth quarter of 2021 seemed open to paying more in premiums to get more annual income. Cannex Financial Exchanges, a Toronto-based company annuity and bank product data provider, has published data supporting that conclusion in an analysis of immediate annuity quote requests it processed during the quarter.
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Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
For life insurers, making acquisitions for the sake of getting bigger is often a bad idea, according to consultants at McKinsey & Co. The consultants — who would like to help life insurers buy and sell businesses — talk about how life insurers should make deals now in a new global insurance report. Click HERE to read the full story via Allison Bell.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Insurance company sends a living benefit buyout letter to their annuity contract holders. Agent doesn’t get copied on the letter. Contract holders take advantage of the buyout, and agent gets chargebacks on their commissions because it has been less than a year since placing the business. Your thoughts? Join in the conversation HERE. The post Sounds wrong?
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation to eliminate a barrier preventing lifetime income products as default investment choices in retirement plans was introduced today. The Lifetime Income for Employees Act, introduced by Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), would allow retirement plan sponsors to use lifetime income solutions as qualified default investment alternatives (QDIA) for a portion of contributions made by participants who have not made investment selectio
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–The increased number of Credit Ratings in the U.S. life/health insurance industry placed under review in 2021 mainly reflects the return of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity that was depressed in the previous year amid the pandemic surge, along with earnings declines in the life/annuity segment from heightened mortality, according to a new AM Best report.
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Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa–( BUSINESS WIRE )–American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE: AEL), a leading issuer of fixed index annuities (FIAs) today reported on its fourth quarter 2021 results. These results include additional substantial progress on completing the building blocks of the AEL 2.0 strategy as outlined in a presentation published simultaneously with this release.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. , Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF ) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per share. The dividend will be payable March 31, 2022 , to stockholders of record as of March 17, 2022. About Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
SAN JOSE, Calif. , Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sureify, an insurtech leader working to modernize the life insurance industry with its modular enterprise platform, today announced its partnership with Glia, a leading provider of Digital Customer Service (DCS). The integration of Glia’s capabilities into Sureify’s Lifetime platform will enable insurers to reinvent how they serve and support customers in a digital world. “We’re excited to formalize our partnersh
Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
MILWAUKEE , Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Northwestern Mutual delivered exceptional financial strength and growth throughout 2021, announcing today that it once again finished the year with record-setting business results, including revenue, total surplus, total company assets, client investment assets and life insurance market share. As a mutual company, Northwestern Mutual shares its success with policyowners in the form of annual dividends, and, as previously announced, the total expec
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Wink Intel
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
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