Federation of Earth Science Information Partners

New Eastbridge report explores trends in voluntary products

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Pressure, Industry, Time, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners, Technology, Face, Mental, Supplement, Multimedia, Renewable energy, Health insurance, Eastbridge

AVON, Conn., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Voluntary benefits carriers are nearly unanimous in agreeing they're under more pressure to increase technology funding and add more features, benefits or options to their plans, according to Eastbridge's new Voluntary Product Trends Frontline™ Report.

Key Points: 
  • The report includes data from a survey of 37 voluntary benefits carriers in March and April 2022 to identify current product trends in the voluntary/worksite market.
  • It shows 97% of carriers strongly agree or agree they face increased tech funding pressure, up considerably from 82% two years ago.
  • The percentage that agree carriers are adding more options to their voluntary products also is up significantly, from 82% in 2020 to 95% this year.
  • Other key findings in the report include:
    Most carriers (87%) plan to introduce new products or revise existing products this year, either to catch up with competitors or create differentiation.

Carriers see positive momentum in key voluntary sales metrics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds Eastbridge Consulting Group

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Business process, Distribution, Sales

67% are seeing increased voluntary sales.

Key Points: 
  • 67% are seeing increased voluntary sales.
  • 86% of carriers expect higher voluntary sales in 2021 as compared to 2020.
  • Most carriers (74%) expect an immediate sales recovery with increased sales in 2021 while the remaining 27% expect 2021 sales to be depressed but then increase thereafter.
  • is a marketing advisory firm serving companies focused on the voluntary/worksite benefits market in the United States and Canada.

Earth Science Information Partners Appoints New Executive Director

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Monday, July 6, 2020
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BOULDER, Colo., July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), the global community steward for Earth science data professionals, today announced the unanimous appointment of a new ESIP Executive Director, Ms. Susan Shingledecker.

Key Points: 
  • BOULDER, Colo., July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), the global community steward for Earth science data professionals, today announced the unanimous appointment of a new ESIP Executive Director, Ms. Susan Shingledecker.
  • As Executive Director, Shingledecker will also serve as ESIP Chief Executive Officer and perform a critical leadership position for the ESIP staff and organization as a steward for the global Earth science data professional community.
  • Susan will officially assume the Executive Director role from outgoing Executive Director Erin Robinson on October 1, 2020.
  • Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is a community steward for global Earth science data professionals and provides a collaborative platform for advancing the usefulness and impact of data necessary to address pressing global environmental challenges and fuel new discoveries.

ESIP Introduces New Data and Software Citation Guidelines Aimed at Making Earth Science Research FAIR

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Monday, December 9, 2019
Federation of Earth Science Information Partners, Organizations, Science

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AGU Fall Meeting Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), the global community steward for Earth science data professionals, today announced updated Data Citation Guidelines and new Software and Services Citation Guidelines for the Earth science community.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AGU Fall Meeting Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), the global community steward for Earth science data professionals, today announced updated Data Citation Guidelines and new Software and Services Citation Guidelines for the Earth science community.
  • The new guidelines address these important aspects of data and software citation, while simultaneously considering the unique attributes of Earth science data.
  • The ESIP Data Citation Guidelines have been updated to include recommendations that address the complexity modern data and ensuring precise access to it over time.
  • We applaud ESIP for modernizing the Earth Science Data Citation Guidelines and creating software citation guidelines.

ESIP Develops Earth Science Data Operational Readiness Levels to Empower Disaster Responders

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Monday, November 4, 2019
Remote sensing, Group on Earth Observations, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners, GEO, Physical sciences, Google Earth

CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GEO Week 2019-- Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), the global community steward for Earth science data professionals, today announced Operational Readiness Levels (ORLs) to make Earth science data more trusted and to improve data-driven decision-making during disaster response and recovery.

Key Points: 
  • CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GEO Week 2019-- Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), the global community steward for Earth science data professionals, today announced Operational Readiness Levels (ORLs) to make Earth science data more trusted and to improve data-driven decision-making during disaster response and recovery.
  • GEO welcome the initiative of ESIP to develop the Earth data Operational Readiness Level framework and their interest to launch it to the global audience at GEO Week 2019.
  • The Group on Earth Observations has expressed that finding ways to make Earth science data reusable and shared for a broader audience is key, said Erin Robinson, Executive Director of ESIP.
  • Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is a community steward for global Earth science data professionals and provides a collaborative platform for advancing the usefulness and impact of data necessary to address pressing global environmental challenges and fuel new discoveries.

ESIP Develops Earth Science Data Operational Readiness Levels to Empower Disaster Responders

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Sunday, November 3, 2019
Remote sensing, Group on Earth Observations, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners, GEO, Physical sciences, Google Earth

CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GEO Week 2019-- Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), the global community steward for Earth science data professionals, today announced Operational Readiness Levels (ORLs) to make Earth science data more trusted and to improve data-driven decision-making during disaster response and recovery.

Key Points: 
  • CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GEO Week 2019-- Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), the global community steward for Earth science data professionals, today announced Operational Readiness Levels (ORLs) to make Earth science data more trusted and to improve data-driven decision-making during disaster response and recovery.
  • GEO welcome the initiative of ESIP to develop the Earth data Operational Readiness Level framework and their interest to launch it to the global audience at GEO Week 2019.
  • The Group on Earth Observations has expressed that finding ways to make Earth science data reusable and shared for a broader audience is key, said Erin Robinson, Executive Director of ESIP.
  • Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is a community steward for global Earth science data professionals and provides a collaborative platform for advancing the usefulness and impact of data necessary to address pressing global environmental challenges and fuel new discoveries.