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AUGUST 8, 2023

For industrial sector organizations, frontline workers play a crucial role in achieving productivity, efficiency, and safety targets. To empower these workers and increase their influence, edge computing has become a critical enabler. By bringing compute power closer to the point of action, edge computing allows real-time data processing, analytics, and decision-making, thereby improving the well-being and efficiency of front-line workers.

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Alpha Sense BI

AUGUST 8, 2023

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, pressure from consumers, shareholders, and employees to adopt ESG policies has been felt by nearly every industry. With social issues more visible than ever, climate change becoming an increasingly pressing concern, and more countries committing to the renewable energy transition , ESG is more than a passing trend. But while C-Suite leaders across every sector have seen the value, both in operating and stock market evaluation , of embracing an ESG framework, there’s

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CIO

AUGUST 8, 2023

Nvidia has recently focused more on its support for AI applications, but it still had plenty of news from CEO Jensen Huang in a keynote address during the annual computer graphics conference, SIGGRAPH. Huang had a few AI announcements to make, including the release of AI Workbench, a new PC application enterprises can use to help create AI models and deploy them to their data centers or to the cloud.

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Dataversity

AUGUST 8, 2023

Cloud technology has revolutionized how businesses operate, offering scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions to everyday tasks. And further progress is on the horizon – by 2024, Gartner estimates the cloud computing market will eclipse $724 million, up from $490 million in 2022. Just think about the headway IT leaders can make with this degree of investment […] The post Unlocking the Full Potential of Cloud Technology: The Benefits of Managed Cloud Services appeared first on DATAV

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Once upon a time my consulting company offered a “Take the Blame” service. Our pricing varied with what we were to take the blame for, from a few thousand dollars for small project failures to several million when an enterprise software implementation was going south. Understand, this service wasn’t for situations where we were at fault. It was for situations where our client was at fault and needed a convenient scapegoat.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

The origins of life insurance date back to the times of ancient Rome , when a traditional Roman funeral included paid performers, a band, actors, singers, and sometimes even a clown. And that was all even before the cost of the gravesite and burial! And so began the practice of forming ‘burial clubs’ to cover the exorbitant costs associated with funerals.

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GoodData

AUGUST 8, 2023

Leverage software engineering best practices for agile, efficient, and scalable analytics processes with analytics as code.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

This time of year in particular reminds me that our industry owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to two organizations—LIMRA and Life Happens. We are, of course, on the doorstep of September’s Life Insurance Awareness Month, and the cooperative efforts of those two organizations to energize sales campaigns, provide brokers with excellent information, marketing and client-centric presentation materials, and devote countless hours to public awareness campaigns is quite frankly priceless.

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CIO

AUGUST 8, 2023

For leading snack manufacturer Frito-Lay, direct-to-store delivery is essential business. The PepsiCo Foods North America (PFNA) subsidiary generates more than 95% of its annual revenue of $19.6 billion through this model, which enhances efficiency and slashes labor costs by reducing the number of touchpoints. But with 25,000 frontline employees performing 500,000 store visits a week, those efficiencies can be achieved only if information technology in the field is robust.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the obfuscated land of volatility control strategies, it is hard to determine which are sizzle and which are steak. Now, it is no coincidence that almost any volatility control strategy within a given product is going to “back-test” better than that specific product’s S&P 500 annual point a point strategy. This statement is especially true immediately after the carrier launches that volatility control strategy!

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CIO

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s no exaggeration to say that modern enterprises run on DevOps. Rapidly moving markets and constantly changing business conditions require development teams to work closely with operations and end-users in a flexible, agile manner. It’s the only way they can quickly and iteratively deploy high-quality applications that effectively address pressing needs.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

At the Insuretech Connect conference (ITC) in Las Vegas last year, I had the opportunity to meet with one of my clients, Munich Re. During our discussion they informed me about their partnership with GRAIL, a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer when it can be cured. This collaboration aims to introduce GRAIL’s groundbreaking Galleri ® test, which is a multi-cancer early detection test, to the life insurance industry in the United States.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

August 07, 2023 04:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time WEST DES MOINES, Iowa–( BUSINESS WIRE )–American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE: AEL), a leading issuer of fixed index annuities (FIAs), today reported its second quarter 2023 results. Sales momentum accelerated in both the independent agent channel and bank and broker-dealer channel while the investment portfolio allocation to private assets continued to increase.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

EW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable Holdings”, “Holdings”, or the “Company”) (NYSE: EQH) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. “We reported non-GAAP operating earnings of $1.17 per share or $1.27 per share after adjusting for notable items, which is up 5% compared to first quarter 2023 and up 2% compared to the prior year quarter.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMN) today reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2023: ($ in millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 % Change 2023 2022 % Change Total revenues $ 356.4 $ 345.9 3.0 % $ 710.3 $ 692.6 2.6 % Net income (loss) (12.8 ) (4.2 ) N.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

MILWAUKEE , Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As an advocate for the advancement of Milwaukee residents and the future generation of leaders, Northwestern Mutual announces today its expanded commitment to providing diverse students access to quality education. The company will issue more than $2.5 million in grants and scholarships over the next five years to 136 students from local pipeline schools wishing to pursue higher education through its newly formed HBCU Connection Scholarship p

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

BALTIMORE , Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Transamerica today released a new report, “Prescience 2026: Dynamics of the American Workforce,” highlighting the continued U.S. labor shortage in 2026, the gig economy’s response to attracting talent, and the importance of flexibility in workplace culture and benefits. The report is the third in a series of ten polls and three discussion sessions over 12 months with industry specialists, each focusing on a particular aspect of em

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

Marc Rowan, the CEO of the investment company that controls Athene Holding, is not excited about the idea of Athene writing more multi-year guaranteed annuity contracts. Higher interest rates helped push total U.S. MYGA sales to $40 billion in the first quarter, up 173% from the total for the first quarter of 2022. Click HERE to read the full story via ThinkAdvisor Wink’s Moore on the Market: Based upon the participant sales Wink, Inc.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

In recent years, the financial industry has witnessed a significant surge in the popularity of index-based annuities, marking a major shift in the retirement planning landscape. These innovative products offer individuals the potential for market participation while providing downside protection. However, alongside annuities’ rising popularity, a multitude of complex and arcane indexes have emerged to support these annuities, presenting both opportunities and challenges for investors.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

Jack Otter and panelists discuss why annuity sales have grown on ‘Barron’s Roundtable.’ Click HERE to view via Fox Business Wink’s Moore on the Market: I get so sick of this. “Don’t put an annuity in your IRA.” Well- what if I want to guarantee an income for the rest of my life?!? My thanks to Steven Bergee at E4 Insurance Services for getting me worked-up with this one.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

Annuity sales are on a hot streak. In fact, indexed and multi-year guaranteed annuities set an all-time sales record in the first quarter of 2023, with deferred annuity sales at $84.7 billion, up 6.8% compared to the previous quarter, and up a whopping 41.9% compared to the same period last year. Deferred annuities include the variable annuity, structured annuity, indexed annuity, traditional fixed annuity, and multi-year guaranteed annuity product lines.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

Senior Editor John Hilton interviewed Sutton White, head of Annuity Product at Life Innovators, during the recent NAFA Annuity Leadership Forum to discuss how indexes work and why indexed products resonate so well with consumers. But threats lurk, mainly from regulators who want to crack down on proprietary indices. Click HERE to view the full story via INN The post Indexed products: Why so popular and what are the downsides?

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

Are you of the mindset that fees are better than commissions? Or do you fall into the camp that commissions are better than fees? Either way, you’re wrong. The right answer is that there is room for both if the objective is to ensure more people have access to holistic financial advice so they can achieve financial security for themselves and their families.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into the insurance industry is transformative, heralding a new era marked by improved efficiency, accuracy and personalization. However, with this technological shift comes a significant yet often overlooked concern—AI bias. This issue is particularly pertinent in the life insurance sector, where it is crucial to understand and address AI bias.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

There has been a lot of confusion about inherited individual retirement accounts. The confusion is largely about the annual withdrawals known as required minimum distributions. If you inherit an IRA, you may have to take these RMDs, which are then taxable. Click HERE to read the full story via WSJ The post What Inheritors of IRAs Need to Know About Required Withdrawals appeared first on Wink.

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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.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

Fifty-three percent of American women ages 61 to 65 do not think their retirement savings and sources of income will last their lifetime, compared with 36% of men of similar age, the Alliance for Lifetime Income reported this week. This finding appeared in the third chapter of ALI’s ongoing 2023 Protected Retirement Income and Planning study, which examines the rapidly changing retirement planning landscape.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

The relatively low allocation to products that provide income for life (aka annuities) among retirees has been well documented and is commonly dubbed the “annuity puzzle.” Decades of research not only documents the effect (i.e., why retirees should be considering annuities more than they do today) but also offers potential explanations for why the puzzle exists.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 8, 2023

While industry officials are busy digesting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently passed plan to address conflicts when broker-dealers and advisors use artificial intelligence and predictive data analytics, they are questioning whether the agency’s plan expands Regulation Best Interest and signals more compliance headaches under the SEC Marketing Rule.

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