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Three Important Operational Priorities for Life Insurance in 2024

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In life insurance and annuities, the promise has always been unwavering stability and resilience. Insurance companies have adapted to the times by being measured and purposeful, living their commitment to providing long-term security. The last decade challenged this paradigm, having introduced a relentless wave of innovation, including contactless underwriting, consumer demand for digital-centric interactions, the office impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entry of private equity, and rapid fluctuations in interest rates, with the looming threat of declining asset values already requiring another round of new investment strategies, product revisions, and balance sheet optimizations.

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A Painful Year Looms for Issuers of Middle-Market Consumer Credit Cards

Pierre Buhler was featured in this American Banker article outlining strategies for credit card issuers operating in an increasingly complex environment.

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Weighing Risk and Reward with Gen AI Vendor Selection

Nick Kramer was quoted in this CIO article about things to consider when choosing a gen AI vendor.

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CIO Priorities and Trends for 2024

Nick Kramer was featured in this TechTarget article looking at the top trends and priorities for CIO’s in 2024.

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Embracing Flexibility to Navigate Crisis

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Organizations are entering a “New Abnormal”—the uncertain period between now and when the COVID-19 crisis has truly subsided.

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Matt Katz and Nick Kramer Quoted in Retail TouchPoints “Why Contactless Fulfillment Popularity Could Last Well Beyond COVID-19”

Matt Katz, Managing Partner and Head of Retail & Consumer Packaged Goods, and Nick Kramer, Vice President of

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Nick Kramer and John Blankenbaker Quoted in Retail TouchPoints “Embrace Behavior-Rich Intent Data To Enhance Marketing, Merchandising And Pricing”

Nick Kramer, Vice President Digital and Analytics, and John Blankenbaker, Principal Data Scientist, were quoted in a Retail

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Matt Katz Quoted in CNN Business “Some retailers are too broke to go bankrupt”

Matt Katz, Managing Partner and Head of Retail & Consumer Packaged Goods, was quoted in CNN Business on

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Reemergence: Preparing for the New Abnormal

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COVID-19 has shocked the retail and consumer world. For some, an entire season (or two) of merchandise has

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Thriving in the New Abnormal Requires Reinvention

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In the post-COVID resurgence, acute focus on strategy, leadership, and risk, by the executive suite is paramount. And

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Matt Katz Quoted in S&P Global Market Intelligence “Social distancing rules could temper retailers’ in-store sales growth – experts”

Matt Katz, Managing Partner and Head of Retail & Consumer Packaged Goods, was quoted by S&P Global Market

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Matt Katz Quoted in Retail Dive “Pet retailers see a boost during the pandemic”

Matt Katz, Managing Partner and Head of Retail & Consumer Packaged Goods, was quoted in Retail Dive on

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Winning from Home: Remote Workshop Best Practices

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Winning from Home: Remote Workshop Best Practices As a continuation of our “Winning from Home” series where SSA