CIO
APRIL 24, 2023
Amanda Merola had zero technical background when she came to The Hartford in 2015, despite a natural interest in computers and a proclivity for problem-solving. After stints as a call center representative and claims adjuster, Merola got wind of the HartCode Academy, an internal program designed to help nontechnical employees make the leap into software development.
Crayon
APRIL 24, 2023
After successfully enabling the sales organization with competitive insights at Intellum , Kaitlyn Smith — Product Marketing Manager and competitive intelligence practitioner extraordinaire — set her sights on the Customer Success team.
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CIO
APRIL 24, 2023
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) wants to set up a task force to take a closer look at AI tools like ChatGPT, which is being interpreted as an indication that European data protection officers could set stricter rules for the use of AI. The Italian data protection authorities in particular got a head start a few weeks ago. Since ChatGPT operator OpenAI couldn’t prove a working age verification for use, and the models behind the AI tool were trained with data from Italian citizens wi
Smart Data Collective
APRIL 24, 2023
Big data has led to some huge changes in the way we live. John Deighton recently posted about this in an article on The Economic Times. John Deighton is a leading expert on big data technology. His research focuses on the importance of data in the online world. Searching for a topic on a search engine can provide us with a vast amount of information in seconds.
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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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CIO
APRIL 24, 2023
Vlad Sejnoha , Partner at Glasswing Ventures, former CTO & SVP R&D at Nuance, and Kleida Martiro , Principal at Glasswing Ventures are contributing authors. Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) and its underlying foundation models represent a paradigm shift in innovation, significantly impacting enterprises exploring AI applications. For the first time, because of generative AI models, we have systems that understand natural language at a near-human level and can generate and synthesi
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CIO
APRIL 24, 2023
For research institutions, a solid IT foundation can prove to be the difference in delivering meaningful results for scientific endeavors — and thereby in securing valuable funding for further research. To that end, University of California, Riverside has launched an ambitious cloud transformation to shift from a small on-premises data center to an advanced research platform powered by Google Cloud Platform and its various service offerings.
GoodData
APRIL 24, 2023
Check out this article and learn about advanced embedding options, that enables you to create custom visualisation from scratch.
Dataversity
APRIL 24, 2023
ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. It is a framework used to evaluate the sustainability and ethical impact of a company’s business practices. Environmental factors refer to a company’s own impact on the environment and the impact of their suppliers, including their carbon footprint, waste management, and resource conservation. Social factors include a company’s […] The post ESG: The Sustainable Business Revolution or Just a Passing Fad?
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
Insurers are showing hiring optimism as 67% of them have plans to increase their staff during the next 12 months, driven by the property/casualty segment at 69%. In addition, 79% of companies expect to grow revenue during the next 12 months. This is according to a study by The Jacobson Group and Ward, part of Aon plc. Commercial lines P/C companies are ,most optimistic when it comes to increasing revenue, as 81% expect growth, compared to 78% of balanced lines companies and 67% of personal lin
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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.
Dataversity
APRIL 24, 2023
Making decisions is essential to our life. We make decisions every day, several times a day. Sometimes, these decisions are small, like what we will wear today or what we will eat for breakfast. Other times, the decision might be bigger, such as what job to take or whether to move to a new city. […] The post Forget Data Literacy – Think Decision-Making Literacy appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
Generation Z is saving for retirement at much higher rates than its predecessors. But it’s not just the kids who are all right; it’s also the settings of their 401(k)s. Over the past two decades, Americans of all ages have increased their participation in workplace retirement plans, according to a new study by the investment firm Vanguard.
CIO
APRIL 24, 2023
Six out of ten organizations today are using a mix of infrastructures, including private cloud, public cloud, multi-cloud, on-premises, and hosted data centers, according to the 5th Annual Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index. Managing applications and data, especially when they’re moving across these environments, is extremely challenging. Only 40% of IT decision-makers said that they have complete visibility into where their data resides, and 85% have issues managing cloud costs.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
As long as they keep the financial services business divided on the issue of commissions vs. fees, we are distracted from the REAL story: getting Americans the help that they need. Thanks for the shout out, Marc Cadin! I appreciate your advocacy of educating financial professionals that, whether fees or commissions, these financial services products are merely tools that aid their purchasers in achieving risk-mitigated outcomes.
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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
Data Hut
APRIL 24, 2023
As an Amazon seller or researcher, you may want to know what customers are saying about a particular product, but manually sifting through hundreds or even thousands of reviews can be time-consuming and inefficient. Fortunately, web scraping offers a solution to this problem. This tutorial will help you learn how to use Playwright and Python for scraping Amazon reviews and gain insights into customer sentiment and opinions about products.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
Yesterday, I had a breakthrough with my head doctor. SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENED! *I realized that I no longer define myself as the woman whose son, her firstborn took his own life after being relentlessly bullied, for being gay. * (This is how I have introduced myself since July 27, 2013: the terrible, awful, no good, very bad day.) I’M NO LONGER THAT PERSON!
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
SUMMIT, N.J. , April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Simplicity Group Holdings, Inc. (“Simplicity”) today announced that it has acquired Commonwealth Capital Brokerage, LLC (“CCB”), a Pennsylvania -based life and annuity brokerage agency led by Drew Grifo and Stephen Ruggieri. Following this transaction, both Drew Grifo and Stephen Ruggieri become partners in Simplicity Group. “Simplicity is pleased to welcome Drew and Steve to the Simplicity team,” s
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
The 7 th Annual Personal Finance (P-Fin) Index also shows an increase in the number of people struggling with debt, challenged to make ends meet NEW YORK , April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As inflation hit a 40-year high in 2022, American workers of all ages cut their retirement savings, struggled with debt and found it difficult to make ends meet, according to the 7 th annual Personal Finance (P-Fin) Index, a joint initiative of the TIAA Institute and the Global Financial Literacy Excell
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Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–New York Life, America’s largest mutual life insurer 1 , today pledged $20,000 in immediate support to the Arkansas Food Bank in response to tornadoes that struck Arkansas and other nearby communities. “Our thoughts are with the people of Arkansas and the surrounding areas in the aftermath of these devastating tornadoes as they begin to rebuild.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP): Earnings Per Diluted Share Return on Equity, ex AOCI (1) Q1 2023 Q1 2023 GAAP $3.79 GAAP 45.2% Adjusted Operating $7.25 Adjusted Operating 49.5% First quarter adjusted operating earnings per diluted share was $7.25, up 25 percent from the prior year driven by strong business performance in Wealth Management.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Premium growth for publicly traded U.S. life/annuity (L/A) insurance companies continued to recover in 2022, but was countered by declines in investment and fee income that drove total GAAP revenue down by 12% to $291.5 billion, according to a new AM Best report. According to the Best’s Special Report , another factor contributing to the revenue decline was $22.9 billion in realized losses, which were reported at all but three of the 18 companies us
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
Prudential for years has collected life insurance premiums from customers and later denied claims on the basis that they were ineligible for coverage, according to a settlement the insurer recently signed with the Department of Labor. Click HERE to read the full story via InvestmentNews The post Prudential collected life insurance premiums, later told claimants they were ineligible appeared first on Wink.
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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.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
A column warning future generations not to follow baby boomers’ lead when it comes to retirement planning elicited a fiery response from boomers. Click HERE to read the full story via InvestmentNews The post Boomers bite back: Don’t blame us for retirement ‘Road to Nowhere’! appeared first on Wink.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
When parents talk with their kids at the dinner table, estate planning probably doesn’t come up. But considering we aren’t immortal, it should. It’s worth having age-appropriate conversations to introduce children to the idea of estate planning. As children grow older, parents can provide more specifics about their plans and eventually assist their children in developing their own plans as adults.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
The potential economic disruption of President Biden’s independent contractor proposal came under the microscope during a House panel hearing Wednesday. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.), chair of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, minced few words during his hearing, which he titled “Examining Biden’s War on Independent Contractors.” Kiley said his constituents and the state of California itself have suffered irreparable damage from Assembly Bill (AB 5) which went into effect on J
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
After a decade and a half of hoping, life insurance companies are finally seeing an increase in interest rates that improves yield on assets they can purchase, but carriers might be afraid to exchange their low-rate bonds for higher-rated ones because of an accounting standard. As rates dropped after the 2008 economic crash, insurers could sell bonds for a gain before their maturity and count as a plus in its interest maintenance reserve (IMR), an accounting standard that helps carriers smooth t
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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.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
A decade ago, technology startups were planning to steamroll the stodgy life-insurance industry. They thought the glad-handing life-insurance agent who cornered customers at Little League games and closed deals at the kitchen table was a relic. Snazzy websites and sophisticated analytics would replace the one-on-one sales pitches and tedious application process that often involved a medical exam.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
Q: If litigation blows up, how big of a problem might this be? A: Pretty big, potentially. In the fourth quarter, 37.9% of premiums for fixed-indexed annuities were tied to the performance of hybrid indexes, according to Wink ’s Sales & Market Report. The hybrid category includes volatility-control indexes. Click HERE to read the full story via Life Annuity Specialist The post What You Need to Know About Risks From Volatility Index Lawsuits appeared first on Wink.
Wink Intel
APRIL 24, 2023
Volatility indexes are increasingly prevalent in fixed-indexed annuities. In the third quarter, contract holders allocated 41.4% of fixed-indexed annuity premiums to hybrid indexes, according to Wink ’s Sales & Market Report. That category includes volatility-controlled indexes. Click HERE to read the full story via Life Annuity Specialist The post Security Benefit Adds New Annuity Indexes to Manage Volatility appeared first on Wink.
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