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The Chief Data Officer UK Exchange Will Bring Together the UK's Top Data Leaders, For Two Days to Discuss the Most Pressing Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Space

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Friday, January 19, 2024

LONDON, Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chief Data Officer UK Exchange is set to convene an elite assembly of senior data leaders from across the United Kingdom for groundbreaking discussions into the complex landscape of the evolving data space.

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  • LONDON, Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chief Data Officer UK Exchange is set to convene an elite assembly of senior data leaders from across the United Kingdom for groundbreaking discussions into the complex landscape of the evolving data space.
  • This exclusive, invitation-only gathering will take place at the beautiful Hilton Syon Park on the 18th and 19th of March 2024.
  • As the world of data continues to grow and transform, the Exchange will address both the most pressing challenges, and the exciting opportunities, emerge from the rapidly evolving data sphere.
  • The event recognises that the data world is ever-evolving, and the Chief Data Officer UK Exchange is committed to empowering data leaders to evolve alongside it.

Ricardo Gonzalez Padilla Appointed CEO of NextGen International Insurance (NextGen i.i.)

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

proudly announces the appointment of Mr. Ricardo Gonzalez Padilla as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

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  • proudly announces the appointment of Mr. Ricardo Gonzalez Padilla as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
  • With an extensive career spanning over 30 years in the Financial Services sector and a dedicated focus on healthcare and international insurance for the past fifteen years, Mr. Gonzalez Padilla assumes the leadership of NextGen i.i.
  • Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Gonzalez Padilla has played a pivotal role in shaping the international medical insurance industry landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean region.
  • In his new role as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at NextGen International Insurance (NextGen i.i.

Pacific Prime Releases the State of Health Insurance Report 2023

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Pacific Prime, an award-winning global health insurance brokerage and employee benefits specialist, has released the State of Health Insurance Report 2023.

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  • Pacific Prime, an award-winning global health insurance brokerage and employee benefits specialist, has released the State of Health Insurance Report 2023.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231030061968/en/
    Get a bird's eye view of the latest trends impacting the health insurance landscape in 2023.
  • Neil Raymond, Founder and CEO at Pacific Prime, said: “Pacific Prime’s State of Health Insurance Report is a fantastic insurance resource that keeps up with the ever-evolving IPMI sector and provides much-needed clarity to help readers make informed decisions.
  • Established in 2000, Pacific Prime is an award-winning global insurance brokerage and employee benefits specialist that offers individual and corporate insurance solutions.

Bupa UK to cover EpiSwitch® CiRT for customers with cancer

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Under this new agreement between Bupa and OBD, Bupa health insurance customers who are being considered for immunotherapy with an anti-PD-1/L1 ICI will be offered the CiRT test, ensuring their doctor receives state-of-the-art personalized guidance to inform their treatment plan.

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  • Under this new agreement between Bupa and OBD, Bupa health insurance customers who are being considered for immunotherapy with an anti-PD-1/L1 ICI will be offered the CiRT test, ensuring their doctor receives state-of-the-art personalized guidance to inform their treatment plan.
  • The CiRT test will also be available to doctors considering treating Bupa customers with an ICI, where decisions need to be made in the face of potential serious illness and lack of response to treatment.
  • Tim Woodman, Medical Director at Bupa UK Insurance, said: “We’re very pleased to launch our partnership with Oxford BioDynamics which will give our customers a leap in confidence when navigating complex decisions about their therapy.
  • Gaining reimbursement from the UK’s leading health insurer is another milestone for the Company, as well as for Bupa customers and their doctors.

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of BUPA México, Compañía de Seguros, S.A. de C.V.

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

The ratings reflect Bupa Mexico’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as weak, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.

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  • The ratings reflect Bupa Mexico’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as weak, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
  • For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best’s Credit Ratings .
  • For information on the proper use of Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments, Best’s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best’s Ratings & Assessments .
  • AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry.

Businesses must adopt a transformative mindset to build resilience through the climate crisis

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

It highlights four possible future trajectories and calls for five shifts in how businesses operate if they are to manage the systemic risks associated with an increasingly disrupted climate.

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  • It highlights four possible future trajectories and calls for five shifts in how businesses operate if they are to manage the systemic risks associated with an increasingly disrupted climate.
  • Dr Sally Uren, Forum for the Future's Chief Executive, said: "The Future of Sustainability offers a way of navigating the growing polycrisis.
  • The shifts for leaders and change-makers are:
    From a risk prevention mindset to a transformative one, which involves seeing opportunity, not risk, in change, while investing in both climate adaptation and mitigation measures.
  • The five shifts Forum has outlined will enable businesses to deliver on the transformational agendas so urgently needed.

Businesses must adopt a transformative mindset to build resilience through the climate crisis

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

It highlights four possible future trajectories and calls for five shifts in how businesses operate if they are to manage the systemic risks associated with an increasingly disrupted climate.

Key Points: 
  • It highlights four possible future trajectories and calls for five shifts in how businesses operate if they are to manage the systemic risks associated with an increasingly disrupted climate.
  • Dr Sally Uren, Forum for the Future's Chief Executive, said: "The Future of Sustainability offers a way of navigating the growing polycrisis.
  • The shifts for leaders and change-makers are:
    From a risk prevention mindset to a transformative one, which involves seeing opportunity, not risk, in change, while investing in both climate adaptation and mitigation measures.
  • The five shifts Forum has outlined will enable businesses to deliver on the transformational agendas so urgently needed.

Sluggishness in Sustainability Risks Brain Drain for Businesses

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Employers are being urged to shore up their commitments to meeting sustainability and net zero targets or risk an exodus amongst younger workers.

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  • Employers are being urged to shore up their commitments to meeting sustainability and net zero targets or risk an exodus amongst younger workers.
  • Nearly half (48%) of Gen Z workers agree they would consider leaving a job that didn’t walk the talk in its promises on sustainability.
  • As a result, workers want more of a say and to see tangible action on sustainability.
  • At Bupa, we are committed to our ESG initiatives and have seen first-hand the value of getting our people involved in our sustainability agenda.

Google Cloud Unveils New AI-enabled Claims Acceleration Suite to Streamline Health Insurance Prior Authorization and Claims Processing, Helping Experts Make Faster, More Informed Decisions

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Google Cloud today announced a new AI-enabled Claims Acceleration Suite that streamlines health insurance prior authorization and claims processing. The solution, leveraging the newly created Claims Data Activator, will help health plans and providers reduce administrative burdens and costs by converting unstructured data into structured data, enabling experts to make faster, more informed decisions that improve patient care. AI-enabled prior authorization is available to Google Cloud customers today, and other features of the Claims Acceleration Suite will be available later in the year.

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  • AI-enabled prior authorization is available to Google Cloud customers today, and other features of the Claims Acceleration Suite will be available later in the year.
  • Google Cloud launches AI-enabled tool to help health insurance experts make faster prior authorization decisions.
  • The Claims Acceleration Suite's AI-enabled prior authorization submission process enables quick and seamless submission of prior authorization requests.
  • The Claims Acceleration Suite's prior authorization review augments human-based workflow to expedite manual review of prior authorization requests.

AttackIQ Launches Breach and Attack Simulation-as-a-Service, Delivering Breach and Attack Simulation Solutions to Everyone

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

AttackIQ ®, the leading independent vendor of Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) solutions, today announced the availability of AttackIQ Ready!

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  • AttackIQ ®, the leading independent vendor of Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) solutions, today announced the availability of AttackIQ Ready!
  • , a fully managed breach and attack simulation service that leverages years of advanced content and actionable reporting to improve organizations’ security posture and security program performance.
  • AttackIQ has found that security controls only stop the adversary 39% of the time in the real world due to misconfigurations and security control degradation.
  • delivers clear reporting and analysis so that security leaders know how well their controls perform against the adversary.