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ZIONSVILLE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gainbridge®, through its Group 1001 affiliate, announced today a partnership with RetireOne, the leading independent platform in the annuity marketplace for registered investment advisors (RIAs). RetireOne, an outsourced insurance desk, provides RIAs and their customers valuable solutions that are simple to use, easy to understand, and delivered with outstanding service. RIAs now have platform access to two of Gainbridge®’s high-yield multi-year guaranteed ann

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best’s Dawn Walker appears as a guest in a series of episodes of the Five[Minutes] podcast, which focuses on the insurance and insurtech industries, to discuss the state of the Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprise (DUAE) segment. During the episodes, Walker, associate director, Industry Relations – DUAE, talks about how predictive models and AI are shaping the DUAE market, as well as how managing general agents and other similar entities are bringing va

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA releases research highlighting key legal considerations for feeder fund rated notes. In a typical rated note structure, a feeder fund relies on debt and equity commitments provided by its investors to meet its obligations as a limited partner in a master fund. This KBRA report focuses on the tension that arises between the standards and documentation that apply to the rated debt issued by the feeder fund and the provisions that govern its limited partnership inte

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Integrated Data Services (“IDS” or the “Company”), a leading provider of software and technology enabled support and development for federal customers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tammer Olibah as President and Chief Executive Officer. Co-founder and former CEO James Truhe will remain on the Board of Directors and work closely with the leadership team as the Company enters its next chapter. IDS is a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners (“Arl

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hometap, the Boston-based financial technology company pioneering debt-free home equity financing for American homeowners, announced a new appointment to its executive team, welcoming Tom Egan as Chief Financial Officer. Egan will report directly to Hometap Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Glass. This strategic appointment builds on Hometap's remarkable success, as the company surpassed $1 billion in both capital deployed and assets under management earlier this year. A

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crux Capital, a leading lower-middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of James Kay to Partner. Since joining the firm, James has been a driving force behind Crux Capital’s growth and value creation efforts, playing a pivotal role in sourcing, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities while working closely with portfolio companies to implement strategic and operational initiatives. James is a member of Crux Capital’s investment co

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boulevard (www.joinblvd.com), provider of the client experience platform purpose-built for appointment-based, self-care businesses, today announced that Boulevard Capital has been named a finalist for LendTech of the Year in the 2024 US FinTech Awards. The prestigious awards program, produced by FinTech Intel, celebrates the achievements and successes of the brightest innovators and leaders in the burgeoning financial technology industry. Launched earlier this year

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DataRobot, the enterprise AI platform, today released a global survey that reveals organizations continue to struggle to generate business value with AI. Despite increased investments in AI, only 34% of AI professionals feel fully equipped with the tools necessary to meet their organization's AI goals, according to the new survey findings. The survey included over 700 AI practitioners and leaders from a range of business sizes and AI maturity levels. It uncovered 50 pai

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Insurity, the leading provider of cloud-based software and regulatory bureau-managed services for insurance carriers, brokers, and MGAs, today announced it is hosting an executive leadership panel discussion titled "How Insurance CEOs are Steering the Future of P&C in 2025" at the Excellence in Insurance conference this October 28-30 in Amelia Island, Florida. The highly anticipated panel will feature top presidents and CEOs from the P&C insurance indus

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has appointed Luke Flemmer as Head of Private Assets, effective October 22. In this role, Flemmer will lead the firm’s Private Assets product development process and be responsible for building, scaling and overseeing MSCI’s Private Assets business. Flemmer is based in New York and will report to Alvise Munari, Chief Product Officer. Previous

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #compliance--Driving growth is the top-cited strategic priority for public company board directors in the year ahead, according to the 2024 BDO Board Survey. With monetary policy (33%) and inflation (31%) noted as directors’ top issues in the 2024 presidential election, increased investing in emerging technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) appears to emerge as a strategy to offset financial pressures and drive top line growth. The survey of nearly 250 directors finds that in

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--North American Company for Life and Health Insurance® (North American), a member company of Sammons® Financial Group and one of the largest issuers of fixed index annuities (FIAs) in the U.S.1, announces that the Barclays Transitions Indices, available exclusively on their suite of fixed index annuities, has won “Annuity Index of the Year” by SRP Americas. The Barclays Transitions Indices seek to provide investors with consistent exposure to equities and

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to Forrester’s (Nasdaq: FORR) 2025 technology and security predictions, 75% of technology decision-makers will see their technical debt rise to a moderate or high level of severity by 2026. This will be due to the rapid development of AI solutions, which are adding complexity to IT landscapes. To stem the tsunami of technical debt, in 2025, tech leaders will triple the adoption of AI for IT operations (AIOps) platforms, which deliver contextually awa

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA releases a Day 1 recap of the ABS East 2024 conference held at the Fontainebleau in Miami on October 21-23. Structured finance market professionals assembled for the 30th annual ABS East conference. The event was well trafficked, and reportedly had a record 6,000+ registrants. The morning was allocated to asset-specific topics within the ABS, CLO, CMBS, and RMBS sectors, while the afternoon featured sessions focused on the outlook for structured finance markets a

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #aitechnology--Align announces today that it has been awarded AI Technology Provider of the Year in the 2024 Hedgeweek US Awards.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Faced with the challenges of high-conflict co-parenting, ex-Googler Sol Kennedy created BestInterest for Coparents, the first AI-powered co-parenting app designed to improve collaboration and reduce conflict. “Existing co-parenting apps rely on the threat of court to reduce conflict, which clearly isn't effective, as evidenced by the rising costs of family court disputes,” says Sol, adding, “I created BestInterest to make co-parenting more peaceful and child-focu

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is reshaping the finance landscape, disrupting traditional operations and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. As finance organizations face increasing pressure to increase innovation and cut costs, Digital World Class® organizations are uniquely positioned to leverage Gen AI to foresee the future and uncover new opportunities for faster transformation. The latest research from The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) revea

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ELMSolutions--Wolters Kluwer’s innovative team of technologists and legal specialists invites customers to join them in Coronado, California to celebrate Amplify 2024. The tenth anniversary of the award-winning user conference will be marked by opportunities to engage in solution training sessions, gain valuable insights from esteemed experts during panel sessions, and forge meaningful connections with industry leaders. When: October 22 to 24 Where: Coronado Island Marriott Resort K

JERICHO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valor PayTech, a leader in processor-agnostic, omnichannel payment solutions, is proud to announce the successful migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The transition represents a significant upgrade in speed, scalability, security, and system reliability, ensuring that Valor’s growing network of over 200,000+ connected devices and partners experience the highest performance and uptime in the payment industry. With AWS’s cloud infrastructure, Valor PayTech now

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascend Learning Acquires StaffGarden, a Cloud-Based Clinical Talent Development and Compliance Platform Trusted by Over 800 Hospitals