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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

SAP has appointed a new global head of artificial intelligence, Walter Sun, after the previous post-holder quit to found her own AI startup. For the past 18 years, Sun worked at Microsoft, most recently as VP of AI for its business and applications platform group. Sun has a PhD from MIT and continued to publish academic research papers during his time at Microsoft, in addition to teaching at Seattle and Washington universities.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Imagine a scenario where every time you publish an article on your website, it quickly starts ranking in the top positions in Google. Understanding topical authority, and how to build it for your website is a crucial step to helping your website perform better in Google, thereby attracting more organic traffic. In this article, you will learn what topical authority is, why it’s important, and how to strategically build your website to be a topical authority.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Developers are hired for their coding skills, but often spend too much time on information-finding, setup tasks, and manual processes. To combat wasted time and effort, Discover® Financial Services championed a few initiatives to help developers get back to what they do best: developing. The result? More than 100,000 hours of developer toil have been automated or eliminated.

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Intelligence Node

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Predictive analytics is the practice of using data analysis, statistical algorithms, and machine learning techniques to identify the likelihood of future outcomes based on historical data. It involves creating models. The post The Definitive Guide To Predictive Analytics in Retail appeared first on Blog.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Many companies today are rapidly adopting new technologies and tools to improve overall efficiencies, improve customer and client experiences, and support key initiatives that are related to business transformation. However, these efforts, while necessary, bring with them growing pains for the workforce. As our global technologies transform, so must our teams.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Facing the possibility of an economic recession, one of the world’s leading professional services companies felt the urgency to improve its grasp on spend management – the practice of fully understanding and managing supplier relations and company purchasing. With 738,000 employees and $3.8 billion in services contracts, it was crucial for Accenture to not only identify every dollar being spent but also assess whether the organization was fully exploiting each expenditure.

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Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

No matter what industry you work in, Data Management is increasingly important for your career and performance. Information is no longer separate bits of data – the internet of things (IoT) and big data mean that every piece of data is interconnected. But, to keep your data healthy and secure, you need to be aware […] The post The Crucial Role of Data Lifecycle Management in Driving Business Success appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Alpha Sense BI

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Now more than ever, conducting thorough due diligence is critical to evaluating a deal. With so many macroeconomic forces and geopolitical events simultaneously afflicting the market, the true value of a potential purchase starts with understanding today’s landscape. Potentially one of the most important resources for determining merit in a proposal starts with a seller’s financial statements, as these often spell out the monetary red flags a company may be trying to hide.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

— FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION — NEWS RELEASE iNDEXED LIFE SETS RECORDS ABLAZE Wink, Inc. Releases Second Quarter, 2023 Life Sales Results Des Moines, Iowa. August 31, 2023 – Wink, Inc. released the second quarter, 2023 life sales results in its 104 th edition of Wink’s Sales & Market Report. Wink’s Sales & Market Report is the insurance industry’s #1 resource for life insurance sales data, since 1997.

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Alpha Sense BI

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is making history within the pharmaceutical space: for the first time, Medicare will negotiate the prices of prescription drugs. This past week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the first 10 drugs covered under Medicare Part D selected for negotiation.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Ateam at the Society of Actuaries has come out with a critical new tool for annuity professionals: a guide to the insurance rating process. Your clients are looking at annuities because they’re hungry for retirement income guarantees. But, as all annuity issuers state near any mention of guarantees, the guarantees depend on the strength of the issuer.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Until recently, software-defined networking (SDN) technologies have been limited to use in data centers — not manufacturing floors. But as part of Intel’s expansive plans to upgrade and build a new generation of chip factories in line with its Integrated Device Manufacturing (IDM) 2.0 blueprint, unveiled in 2021, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based semiconductor giant opted to implement SDN within its chip-making facilities for the scalability, availability, and security benefits it delivers.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Top lawmakers on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the House Education and the Workforce Committee told Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su on Thursday to “cease further action” on a new fiduciary rule. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., ranking member of the HELP Committee, and Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., chairwoman of the Education and the Workforce Committee, told Su in a letter that they oppose Labor’s continuing efforts to promulgate a rule on “Conflict of Interest

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Dataversity

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Information is power, and the ability to put information into the hands of those who can quickly act on it separates the leaders from the laggards in any market. Everyone in an organization – from HR professionals leveraging data to dictate hiring decisions to brand managers leveraging data for pricing optimization – benefits from analytics. […] The post Self-Service Data Without Chaos appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Charting the Course of Life Insurance, John Forcucci ‘s Letter From the Editor in InsuranceNewNet Magazine, outlines possible reasons for the decline in life insurance sales. John correctly points to the fact that there is a huge portion of our country that are underserved. He hits the nail on the head that companies are focusing on cash accumulation, rather than death benefit, and those who aren’t wealthy are being left behind.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Rising interest rates have not helped life insurance in the same way they have helped other investment products, according to Wink’s Sheryl Moore “My take is that the life insurance products haven’t been able to take advantage of increased rates as much, just because they primarily use portfolio crediting rather than new money,” Moore explained. Click HERE to read the full story via INN The post Charting the course of life insurance appeared first on Wink.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The concept of life insurance sells itself and always has. Few Americans argue against the idea of setting aside a few dollars for protection against the financial consequences of an untimely death. Converting that popular concept into a life insurance sale is where the difficulty comes in. It’s a difficulty many producers are currently having with younger Americans.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Life insurance is a versatile product that Americans use for protection, tax planning, a savings tool and many other important life planning options. Of late, Americans are turning to life insurance to solve long-term care concerns as well. While life insurance-LTC combo products have existed for years, recent activism on LTC issues is pushing these products to the forefront.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Department of Labor stayed silent Wednesday on a new fiduciary rule rewrite it promised to unveil by the end of August. Now termed “Conflict of Interest in Investment Advice,” the much-delayed rule proposal remained docked in the “Proposed Rule Stage.” Anticipation remains sky high for financial professionals, not all of whom are opposed to tighter regulations.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

LANSING, Mich.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Jackson National Life Insurance Company ® (Jackson®), the main operating subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc. 1 (NYSE: JXN), today announced the launch of Flex Suite, a streamlined and simplified menu of add-on living benefits available within the Perspective family of variable annuity products. Flex Suite includes 14 options of add-on living benefits.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Today North American Company for Life and Health Insurance® , a member company of Sammons ® Financial Group , announced a new crediting index sponsored by Goldman Sachs. The Goldman Sachs Equity TimeX Index (the “Index”) offers exposure to the equity market while providing greater option-cost stability through volatility control and an excess return structure.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Todd Taylor, as head of New York Life’s retail annuities business, has helped shape the business for an industry leader that had more than $22 billion in sales in 2022. He believes being a mutual company has given New York Life an advantage over competitors in riding the recent annuity juggernaut. He has spent about half his 15-year tenure at New York Life working in the annuity business, first in an analytics and strategy role and then eventually leading the business, which he took over two yea

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Second-quarter sales of fixed-indexed annuities surged 28% from a year ago to $25.1 billion with three familiar carriers at the top of the league table, market researcher Wink reported Thursday. Allianz Life was the top-selling fixed-indexed annuity company followed by Athene and Corebridge Financial , which was spun off from American International Group last September, according to Wink ’s Sales & Market Report.

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Wink Intel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

We delayed the newsletter this week to coincide with the publishing of Wink’s Sales & Market Report’s life insurance sales report. Check it out HERE! Be sure to read our CEO’s Sheryl Moore’s much-requested compiled information on annuity issuer’s CEO compensation. Click HERE to read! September is Life Insurance Awareness Month (LIAM) and starting with next week’s newsletter, we’ll be resharing Moore’s popular life insurance-focused articles all month long

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