Smart Data Collective
JANUARY 24, 2022
Big data is undoubtedly changing the future of modern business. One study from KPMG found that 70% of businesses feel their big data initiatives are going to be invaluable to the future of their business model. How they choose to leverage their data is going to be vital to their future success. Smart Businesses Search for New Ways to Leverage Big Data.
Netbasequid
JANUARY 24, 2022
Psychologists tell us that trend-following stems from the need for efficiency. That, sometimes, rather than go through the intricacies of the process, we rely on the behaviors of other people like us to shape our own. If many people are of a certain opinion about a product, service, or experience, there must be something to it, right? This applies to commodities and conversations alike.
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Smart Data Collective
JANUARY 24, 2022
Are you trying to grow or launch a cloud technology startup? You won’t be able to do so without a significant amount of capital. Recent news reports on Infracost can give you some insights on the cost of launching a cloud startup. This company raised over $2.2 million in funding to grow its operations. Of course, they had to spend a lot more money to start their business in the first place.
Dataversity
JANUARY 24, 2022
What does 2022 hold for the data storage industry? Signs of what is to come have been emerging. The following are five predictions about the data storage market, grounded in understanding the direction where the market is going. They involve AI, cyber resilience, supercharged application, workload performance and availability, and reduction of OPEX and CAPEX. […].
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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.
SCIP
JANUARY 24, 2022
In our latest IntelliCast episode, we talk about what M&CI professionals need to know about ESG and. New SCIP IntelliCast Episode. Impact of ESG on Strategy & Intelligence. Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) is an increasingly important lens to identify material risks and growth opportunities. In this episode of SCIP IntelliCast, we talk with FactSet's Vanessa Barnett about the types of decisions in strategy and marketing that ESG is already impacting, how M&CI professiona
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Infegy
JANUARY 24, 2022
2021 was a year of self-reflection and evaluation. And it was the same for us. We took the time to reflect on everything we have accomplished, everything we want to accomplish, and how we can best support our customers to achieve your text analytics and social listening goals.
Elegant BI
JANUARY 24, 2022
The Client is one of the largest Rural Fintech companies in India with more than 700,000 Rural Entrepreneurs and services to benefit 100 million consumers. The Client business is currently growing at 150% year over year with a transformative impact on digital, financial, and e-retail services across rural and semi-urban regions. As a Fintech Company, it is extremely important for the Client to track, evaluate, and monitor project success through robust analytics, flexible views and access rights
Pathmatics
JANUARY 24, 2022
One in seven Americans plan to partake in "Dry January" , according to several recent surveys. This, along with the fact that January is typically the slowest time of year for alcohol sales, might explain why beverage companies are using Dry January as an opportunity to boost sales.
Dataversity
JANUARY 24, 2022
Organizations today are rallying business users around using data to make better business decisions. Business users want to know where that data lives, understand if people are accessing the right data at the right time, and be assured that the data is of high quality. But they are not always out shopping for Data Quality […]. The post Start Small and Scale Up with Data Profiling, Data Quality, and Data Governance appeared first on DATAVERSITY.
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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.
Happy Market
JANUARY 24, 2022
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Infegy
JANUARY 24, 2022
2021 was a year of self-reflection and evaluation. And it was the same for us. We took the time to reflect on everything we have accomplished, everything we want to accomplish, and how we can best support our customers to achieve your text analytics and social listening goals.
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
HOUSTON–( BUSINESS WIRE )–AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” (Good) from “bbb-” (Good) of ManhattanLife Insurance and Annuity Company (Houston, TX), The Manhattan Life Insurance Company (Great Neck, NY), Family Life Insurance Company (Houston, TX) and Western United Life Assurance Company (Spokane, WA).
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
NEW YORK , Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Corporate Insight, the leading provider of competitive intelligence and customer experience research to the financial services and insurance industries, today announced the release of its 2021 Monitor Awards in annuities, property and casualty insurance, and life insurance. The annual awards program recognizes digital innovation and best practices, awarding gold, silver and bronze medals in recognition of significant advances in web and mobile user
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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
JANUARY 24, 2022
WASHINGTON , Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has named its 2022 committee chairs and vice chairs. The Association also assigned members to the organization’s standing committees, as well as announced the names of its 2022 task force chairs and vice chairs. “I’m excited about this year’s committee assignments.
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
NEW YORK , Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TIAA for the first time is offering its guaranteed lifetime income solutions to the corporate retirement market through the TIAA Secure Income Account. Over its 100-year history, TIAA has paid out more than $500 billion in retirement benefits to millions of people working in higher education and other non-profit, purpose-driven fields, never once missing a payment to annuitants through depressions, world wars and major financial-market dislocatio
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. , Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — DALBAR is excited to congratulate the winners of the 2021 Annuity Service Award which recognizes those firms providing the highest quality customer service in the industry. As the nation’s leading independent evaluator of the customer experience within financial services, DALBAR knows a thing or two about customer service.
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
Rating analysts at S&P Global Ratings predict that sales of registered index-linked annuities, or RILAs, will continue to grow — by crowding out sales of fixed annuities, non-variable indexed annuities and traditional variable annuities. The analysts talked about annuity-eat-annuity competition in a web meeting S&P held Thursday to address hot topics in the world’s insurance markets.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
Life Happens is not yet organizing a “list your stuff” outreach campaign — but it could. Life Happens is a nonprofit group that helps life insurers, life insurance distributors and other financial services sector players tell consumers about the importance of personal protection insurance products, such as life insurance, disability insurance and long-term care insurance.
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
Midwest Holdings has only about $77 million in market cap, but it wants to be on the leading edge of the ‘convergence of insurance and investments.’ Its American Life & Security subsidiary sells fixed annuities. Click HERE to read the full story via RIJ [link]. The post American Life & Security FIA adds ‘macro regime’ index appeared first on Wink.
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
‘About $72.6 trillion in assets will be transferred to heirs, while $11.9 trillion will be donated to charities,’ according to Cerulli Associates. More than half will be transferred by Baby Boomer households. Click HERE to read the full story via RIJ. The post The coming wealth transfer: $84.4 trillion appeared first on Wink.
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
Wade D. Pfau is the program director of the Retirement Income Certified Professional designation and a professor of Retirement Income at The American College of Financial Services, as well as a co-director of the college’s Center for Retirement Income. He is also a principal and director for McLean Asset Management. He holds a doctorate in economics from Princeton University and has published more than sixty peer-reviewed research articles in a wide variety of academic and practitioner jou
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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
JANUARY 24, 2022
The pandemic has brought financial security into sharp focus the past two years. Life insurance is one way to bolster your financial plan and protect your family’s financial future. The best life insurance for you will depend on your financial goals, budget and how much cash value you want to build within a policy. We used data provided by Veralytic, an independent provider of life insurance research and analysis, to find the best life insurance companies.
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (“MetLife”), announced today it has completed a significant longevity reinsurance transaction involving an unnamed U.K. pension scheme, using an independent U.K. regulated insurer, Zurich Assurance Ltd. (“Zurich”) as intermediary. The transaction, which was completed in Q4 2021, was MetLife’s first longevity swap of U.K. pension scheme liabilities.
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
Many U.S. life insurance distributors told a survey team that they ended up doing well in 2020, and again in 2021, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. About 60 brokerage general agencies and independent marketing organizations filled out questionnaires for LIMRA and the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies in September 2021. Click HERE to read the full story via ThinkAdvisor.
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
NEW YORK, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority plans to look at enhancing the disclosure regime for broker dealers that sell digital assets, and may also update its rules around how options accounts are opened, the head of Wall Street’s self-regulatory body said on Wednesday. FINRA may put out an “early stage concept release” aimed at ensuring investors know that when they buy digital assets from their brokers, those assets may not be regulated,
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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
JANUARY 24, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-0 on Monday that federal courts should look at more than a 403(b) retirement plan’s flexibility and investment menu size when deciding whether the administrators have met the Employee Retirement Income Security Act standard for the duty of prudence. For life insurance agents and brokers who help clients with decisions about annuities — or with any other arrangements that involve a federal fiduciary standard — the ruling may mean that offering individual clients, or
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners may have set off a race by New York and other states to develop their own life insurance policy disclosure rules. Members of the NAIC’s Life Insurance and Annuities Committee freed states to create their own disclosure rules last month, by voting at an in-person session in San Diego to kill the committee’s Life Insurance Illustrations Working Group.
Wink Intel
JANUARY 24, 2022
We’ve known for some time that many Americans struggle with understanding finances. Unfortunately, it’s a problem that appears to be worsening in our country. I was startled to learn that only 34% of Americans can answer at least four of five basic financial literacy questions on topics such as mortgages, interest rates, inflation and risk according to FINRA.
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