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Prem Labs Receives $14M Seed Funding to Revolutionize Proprietary AI Model Generation, Backed by Major Film Producer

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Friday, April 5, 2024

David Maisel has come aboard not only as an investor, but as part of Prem Labs’ Advisory Board.

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  • David Maisel has come aboard not only as an investor, but as part of Prem Labs’ Advisory Board.
  • According to Prem Labs, Maisel’s involvement demonstrates the company’s commitment to leveraging generative AI for enhancing intellectual properties, backed by a strong network of entrepreneurs and global investors.
  • Prem Labs developed Prem 1B Small Language Models (SLMs), a model trained from scratch for efficiency and fine-tuning.
  • “Prem Labs envisions a future where every individual, company, and country has access to powerful, private, and personalized AI models,” says Simone Giacomelli, CEO of Prem Labs.

Jackson Healthcare’s David Robertson Promoted to Chief Risk Officer

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Friday, March 29, 2024

Jackson Healthcare ®, a family of highly specialized healthcare staffing, search and technology companies, today announced the promotion of David Robertson to chief risk officer.

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  • Jackson Healthcare ®, a family of highly specialized healthcare staffing, search and technology companies, today announced the promotion of David Robertson to chief risk officer.
  • In this role, he oversees all enterprise risk management functions, including risk transfer, insurance procurement, claims litigation management, captive management, acquisition due diligence and compliance, across the Jackson Healthcare family of companies.
  • Robertson, who joined the business in 2021, brings more than three decades of risk management and insurance expertise to his position.
  • “With deep subject matter expertise and experience in risk management, insurance and healthcare, David has brought great skill and structure to the business.

Experts Form Industry-First Group To Examine Equity, Access and Safety in Youth Transportation

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

EATAC will examine the connections between disruptions to safe, reliable transportation access to school, and the devastating role these gaps in policy can play in students’ lives.

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  • EATAC will examine the connections between disruptions to safe, reliable transportation access to school, and the devastating role these gaps in policy can play in students’ lives.
  • The group is coming together with HopSkipDrive , a leading technology company solving complex transportation challenges where there is a heightened need for safety, equity and care.
  • “We know that transportation is a lifeline for communities around the country, and expanding access to transportation is key to improving outcomes across the spectrums,” said Vanessa Davis, EATAC founding member and Co-Manager of Foster Youth in Action.
  • “Together with other experts in this space, EATAC will explore how school rides – and youth transportation in general – are important building blocks towards true equity in education.

USI MONEY AND ENJAZ SIGN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO INTRODUCE PAYMENT INNOVATION

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Sunday, February 18, 2024

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USI Money, a global payment solution provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Saudi Based Enjaz Payment Services Company, enabling real time payment processing into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To announce the partnership, a signing ceremony took place in Riyadh.

Key Points: 
  • RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USI Money, a global payment solution provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Saudi Based Enjaz Payment Services Company, enabling real time payment processing into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Notably, there is a particular focus on catering to the needs of pilgrims and tourists, leveraging USI Money's expertise in this domain.
  • Nadeem Qureshi, of USI Money, said "I am excited to announce our strategic partnership with Enjaz.
  • USI Money has in depth knowledge and experience within the payments market, being a renowned pilgrim payment provider, USI Money brings invaluable expertise to this collaboration and makes them a natural fit to help provide customers with advanced financial solutions leveraging on Enjaz complementing infrastructure".

SUBSCRIBE Adds T. Rowe Price and Oak Hill Advisors to Client Roster Delivering Digital Onboarding and Subscriptions for Wealth Management Customers

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SUBSCRIBE , the leading operating system for alternative investments serving institutional investors, wealth management firms, and fund managers, announced today that T. Rowe Price and its private markets platform, Oak Hill Advisors ("OHA") , have joined the SUBSCRIBE platform, with the goal of delivering a superior digital onboarding and electronic subscription document workflow for their wealth management customers.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SUBSCRIBE , the leading operating system for alternative investments serving institutional investors, wealth management firms, and fund managers, announced today that T. Rowe Price and its private markets platform, Oak Hill Advisors ("OHA") , have joined the SUBSCRIBE platform, with the goal of delivering a superior digital onboarding and electronic subscription document workflow for their wealth management customers.
  • "We are pleased to be the technology partner of choice for premier asset management brands and support the T. Rowe Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund ("OCREDIT") ," said Rafay Farooqui, Founder & CEO at SUBSCRIBE.
  • "Our enterprise platform solution offers leading wealth management firms a comprehensive pre-trade, trade, and post-trade suite of services to support the entire investment life-cycle of their private funds."
  • The platform centralizes all investor data, any fund, and makes digital the fund investment operational workflows that financial advisors require to scale their allocations the private markets.

T. ROWE PRICE APPOINTS COMPANY VETERANS TO LEAD U.S. INTERMEDIARIES AND RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES BUSINESS UNITS

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

BALTIMORE, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ – GS: TROW), announced today that company veterans Kevin Collins and Francisco Negrón will take on new positions leading the firm's businesses serving the U.S. intermediary and retirement services channels. The appointments are effective on March 1, 2024.

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  • Intermediaries (USI), T. Rowe Price's business supporting financial advisors and consultants in the intermediary channel.
  • Since 2019, Collins has been the head of Retirement Plan Services (RPS), which provides investments and record keeping services for sponsors and participants of workplace retirement plans.
  • Collins joined T. Rowe Price in 1994 and has held positions of increasing responsibility throughout his career.
  • Brown and Zurad are also company veterans, having joined T. Rowe Price in 1993 and 1996, respectively.

USI Consulting Group Acquires Burke Group

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

GLASTONBURY, Conn., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USI Consulting Group (“USICG”), a national industry-leading, full-service retirement plan consulting and benefits administration firm, today announced the acquisition of Rochester, New York-based Burke Group (“Burke”).

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  • GLASTONBURY, Conn., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USI Consulting Group (“USICG”), a national industry-leading, full-service retirement plan consulting and benefits administration firm, today announced the acquisition of Rochester, New York-based Burke Group (“Burke”).
  • Founded in 1989, Burke is a regional advisory services firm specializing in retirement plan consulting and administration, actuarial services and compensation consulting.
  • As part of the deal, USICG will not acquire Burke's compensation consulting business, and Burke will exit this business upon joining USICG.
  • “I am confident this new partnership with USI Consulting Group, one of the largest national specialized retirement businesses in the U.S. and a premier provider of defined contribution and defined benefit plan consulting and administration services, will further enhance the value and expertise we deliver to our clients each day.”
    USI Consulting Group President and CEO, Bill Tremko added: “We are thrilled to welcome the talented professionals from Burke Group to the USICG family and look forward to expanding our retirement consulting expertise throughout the upstate New York region.”

Newsweek Names USI Insurance Services One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

VALHALLA, N.Y., Jan. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USI Insurance Services (“USI”), a world leader in risk management, employee benefit and retirement plan consulting, has been recognized as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024 by Newsweek.

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  • VALHALLA, N.Y., Jan. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USI Insurance Services (“USI”), a world leader in risk management, employee benefit and retirement plan consulting, has been recognized as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024 by Newsweek.
  • “We are thrilled to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s leading employers for diversity,” shared Kim Van Orman, senior vice president and chief human resources officer for USI.
  • If you want to solve the most difficult and complex problems and identify unique and impactful solutions, then diversity of thought is essential.
  • With diverse minds and viewpoints engaging, at USI, we develop the most innovative and robust solutions.

Turbo Energy Appoints Mariano Soria as CEO of the Company with Enrique Selva to Remain as a Chairman of the Board

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Valencia, Spain, Dec. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turbo Energy, S.A. (NASDAQ: TURB) (“Turbo Energy” or the “Company”), a Valencia-based company specializing in photovoltaic energy storage solutions, today announced a transition in the management structure of the Company, resulting from the governance policies of the holding company, Umbrella Solar Investment (USI) a public company on BME Growth market in Spain.

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  • Valencia, Spain, Dec. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Turbo Energy, S.A. (NASDAQ: TURB) (“Turbo Energy” or the “Company”), a Valencia-based company specializing in photovoltaic energy storage solutions, today announced a transition in the management structure of the Company, resulting from the governance policies of the holding company, Umbrella Solar Investment (USI) a public company on BME Growth market in Spain.
  • Given the responsibilities of Enrique as CEO of USI, and the considerable growth and development the organization has experienced require a necessary transition from his role as CEO of Turbo Energy to Chairman of the Board.
  • Mariano Soria, a professional with more than 20 years of experience as CEO of companies across various sectors, who has been acting as Managing Director of Turbo Energy for the last year, will today assume the role of CEO of the Company with the main objective of leading and completing the team with the talent required to lead the Company through the development and fulfillment of its business plan.

USI Affinity and Old Republic Lawyers Specialty Insurance Announce New Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance Program in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and South Carolina

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Monday, November 13, 2023

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USI Affinity and Old Republic Lawyers Specialty Insurance (ORLSI) today announced a new strategic partnership to offer a superior, comprehensive Lawyers Professional Liability insurance program to attorneys and law firms in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and South Carolina, effective immediately.

Key Points: 
  • NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USI Affinity and Old Republic Lawyers Specialty Insurance (ORLSI) today announced a new strategic partnership to offer a superior, comprehensive Lawyers Professional Liability insurance program to attorneys and law firms in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and South Carolina, effective immediately.
  • "We are excited to announce this new partnership with Old Republic Lawyers Specialty Insurance,” stated Mike Mooney, USI Affinity’s Senior Vice President and Professional Liability Practice Leader.
  • “This collaboration represents a milestone in our ongoing commitment to serving the legal community through the expansion of our Lawyers Professional Liability insurance program in five additional states.
  • USI Affinity understands the unique needs and challenges legal professionals face, and this new partnership with Old Republic allows us to provide tailored, comprehensive insurance coverage to even more attorneys and firms across the country.