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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we asked the women of SSA & Company to share what brings them
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Some CX Moments Matter More Than Others—Invest in Ones That Count Most
John Rodgers and Rajeev Aggarwal emphasize the need to find ways to invest in the moments that matter, even when engaged in cost cutting in this Insurance Innovation Reporter article.
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The 8 New Rules of IT Leadership – And What They Replace
Nick Kramer highlights the transformation of the CIO role in this CIO article.
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California’s FAIR Plan Highlights Need to Stabilize Home Insurance Market
Brian Nordyke and John Rodgers highlight a four-step action plan to align interests and prevent further home insurance market deterioration in this Property & Casualty 360 article.
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Common Gen AI Misconceptions for the Enterprise
Despite its broad utility, Nick Kramer comments on the limitations of gen AI in this Diginomica article.
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Who International Retailers Hire to Crack the US Market
Matt Katz shares strategies for retailers to consider when entering a new market in this Business of Fashion article.
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Three Important Operational Priorities for Life Insurance in 2024
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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Tiptoeing Into a Soft Landing in 2024
Fears of recession persisted for much of 2023 but now, analysts are cautiously shifting the conversation. Matt Katz was featured in this WWD article discussing how retail will be impacted in 2024 as fears of recession ease.
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How 2023 Became the Year of Cost Cutting for Retailers
Last year, rather focus on growth, many retailers focused on cutting costs. Matt Katz was quoted in this Modern Retail article discussing pressures that led many retailers to focus on cost cutting last year.
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Looking Back at 2023
2023 was a difficult market in many ways. Acquisitions and dollars invested along with exits and IPOs were down while capital under management continued to accumulate. As a result, the world for financial sponsors grew much more competitive, causing them to focus on building distinctive, proven competitive advantages – in raising capital, in finding deals, in exiting, and of course, in fundamental value creation.
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