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Glia Wins CreditUnions.com Innovation Award for Member Experience and AI Excellence

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

NEW YORK, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Glia , the leader in customer interaction technology, has won the Callahan & Associates, Inc. 2024 Innovation Series in the Member Experience and AI category. The 2024 Innovation Series, hosted by CreditUnions.com and Callahan & Associates, recognizes the power of innovation in credit union technology.

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  • NEW YORK, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Glia , the leader in customer interaction technology, has won the Callahan & Associates, Inc. 2024 Innovation Series in the Member Experience and AI category.
  • The 2024 Innovation Series, hosted by CreditUnions.com and Callahan & Associates, recognizes the power of innovation in credit union technology.
  • Now in its sixth year, the Innovation Series highlights leading credit union technology providers.
  • "Credit unions continue to struggle to boost efficiencies and improve satisfaction for staff and those they serve," said Jake Tyler, AI Market Lead at Glia.

Glia Challenges Dated CCaaS Paradigm with Unified Interaction Management

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Glia, the leader in customer interaction technology, today introduced Unified Interaction Management (UIM). This new customer experience model integrates all interactions on a single platform—architected to eliminate the data and context gaps that result from channel-switching in customer interactions. UIM replaces the disparate Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) approach—siloed digital solutions built upon a legacy telephony platform—to drive efficiency, reduce redundancy and improve the customer experience.

Key Points: 
  • Transforms disjointed experiences for contact center customers, staff and managers with efficient new model that unifies interactions, replaces channel management
    NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Glia, the leader in customer interaction technology, today introduced Unified Interaction Management (UIM).
  • "Businesses that shift from channel management to Unified Interaction Management put their customers at the center of each experience, ensuring fluid movement across interaction channels to accelerate resolution," said Dan Michaeli, CEO and Co-Founder of Glia.
  • "Unified Interaction Management has transformed how WyHy FCU provides member service.
  • "Glia's Unified Interaction Management platform has been a game changer for WyHy Federal Credit Union, allowing us to improve our member experience while achieving tremendous efficiencies.

Hong Kong Hosts the Finale of the World’s First UIM E1 World Championship

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

TORONTO, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Under the official Championship Standings “Race to Hong Kong”, the first-ever UIM E1 World Championship (E1) will stage its grand finale in Hong Kong – E1 Hong Kong Grand Prix – for the first three seasons from 2024 to 2026 with joint support by the Tourism Commission of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government and Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Under the official Championship Standings “Race to Hong Kong”, the first-ever UIM E1 World Championship (E1) will stage its grand finale in Hong Kong – E1 Hong Kong Grand Prix – for the first three seasons from 2024 to 2026 with joint support by the Tourism Commission of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government and Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).
  • The E1 Hong Kong Grand Prix – the Hong Kong leg of the UIM E1 World Championship – is an event supported by the funding earmarked under the 2023-24 Budget to attract mega events with strong visitor appeal and significant tourism promotional effect to take place in Hong Kong.
  • E1 is the world’s first and only all-electric race boat championship sanctioned by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM).
  • Mr. Kevin Yeung, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hong Kong SAR Government, welcomed E1 to Hong Kong, “We are most excited to see the debut of UIM E1 World Championship in 2024, and are proud that Hong Kong will host the grand finale of the first three seasons of the championship and will be the only East Asian host city of its inaugural season, highlighting Hong Kong's reputation as a world-renowned events capital and one of the best destinations for tourists around the world.”
    Dr. Pang Yiu-kai, Chairman of HKTB, echoed Mr. Yeung’s enthusiasm for E1’s debut finale in Hong Kong, “Hong Kong is excited to host the finale of the E1 ‘Race to Hong Kong’ in its inaugural season.

Hong Kong Hosts the Finale of the World's First UIM E1 World Championship

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

TORONTO, Jan. 4, 2024 /CNW/ - Under the official Championship Standings "Race to Hong Kong", the first-ever UIM E1 World Championship (E1) will stage its grand finale in Hong Kong – E1 Hong Kong Grand Prix – for the first three seasons from 2024 to 2026 with joint support by the Tourism Commission of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government and Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Jan. 4, 2024 /CNW/ - Under the official Championship Standings "Race to Hong Kong", the first-ever UIM E1 World Championship (E1) will stage its grand finale in Hong Kong – E1 Hong Kong Grand Prix – for the first three seasons from 2024 to 2026 with joint support by the Tourism Commission of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government and Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).
  • The E1 Hong Kong Grand Prix – the Hong Kong leg of the UIM E1 World Championship – is an event supported by the funding earmarked under the 2023-24 Budget to attract mega events with strong visitor appeal and significant tourism promotional effect to take place in Hong Kong.
  • E1 is the world's first and only all-electric race boat championship sanctioned by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM).
  • Dr. Pang Yiu-kai, Chairman of HKTB, echoed Mr. Yeung's enthusiasm for E1's debut finale in Hong Kong, "Hong Kong is excited to host the finale of the E1 'Race to Hong Kong' in its inaugural season.

Hong Kong Hosts the Finale of the World’s First All-Electric Race Boat Championship

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

Under the official Championship Standings “Race to Hong Kong”, the first-ever UIM E1 World Championship (E1) will stage its grand finale in Hong Kong – E1 Hong Kong Grand Prix – for the first three seasons from 2024 to 2026 with joint support by the Tourism Commission of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government and Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).

Key Points: 
  • Under the official Championship Standings “Race to Hong Kong”, the first-ever UIM E1 World Championship (E1) will stage its grand finale in Hong Kong – E1 Hong Kong Grand Prix – for the first three seasons from 2024 to 2026 with joint support by the Tourism Commission of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government and Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).
  • The E1 Hong Kong Grand Prix – the Hong Kong leg of the UIM E1 World Championship – is an event supported by the funding earmarked under the 2023-24 Budget to attract mega events with strong visitor appeal and significant tourism promotional effect to take place in Hong Kong.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231220200058/en/
    Ms. Vivian Sum, Commissioner for Tourism (left) and Dr. Pang Yiu-kai, Chairman of HKTB (right) welcomed Mr. Alejandro Agag, Chairman and co-founder of E1 (middle), for bringing the first-ever UIM E1 World Championship to Hong Kong (Photo: Hong Kong Tourism Board)
    E1 is the world’s first and only all-electric race boat championship sanctioned by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM).
  • Mr. Kevin Yeung, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hong Kong SAR Government, welcomed E1 to Hong Kong, “We are most excited to see the debut of UIM E1 World Championship in 2024, and are proud that Hong Kong will host the grand finale of the first three seasons of the championship and will be the only East Asian host city of its inaugural season, highlighting Hong Kong's reputation as a world-renowned events capital and one of the best destinations for tourists around the world.”
    Dr. Pang Yiu-kai, Chairman of HKTB, echoed Mr. Yeung’s enthusiasm for E1’s debut finale in Hong Kong, “Hong Kong is excited to host the finale of the E1 ‘Race to Hong Kong’ in its inaugural season.

Trial Lawyer Damian Williams Earns Partner Promotion at Dallas' Hamilton Wingo

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

"Damian is one of the top up-and-coming lawyers in Dallas and the entire state," said Hamilton Wingo's Chris Hamilton .

Key Points: 
  • "Damian is one of the top up-and-coming lawyers in Dallas and the entire state," said Hamilton Wingo's Chris Hamilton .
  • Mr. Williams is an experienced trial lawyer who began his career representing the community as a prosecutor with the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.
  • Mr. Williams was the lead trial lawyer for the Hamilton Wingo trial team that won a $1.2 million verdict in Waco earlier this year for the elderly parents of a man who died after a wreck with an 18-wheeler.
  • Last year, Mr. Williams helped Hamilton Wingo win the largest uninsured (UIM) motorist verdict in Texas.

American College of Lifestyle Medicine and Association of Clinicians for the Underserved announce partnership to address lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), a 10,000-member medical professional association, and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU), which serves more than 26,000 medical professionals, organizations, and health care advocates nationwide, today announced a partnership that will equip hundreds of thousands of physicians with education and training to further their practice and better treat chronic disease among historically medically underserved patients. The partnership will help clinicians treat, prevent, and even reverse lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities that have a disproportionate impact on communities of color, while advancing each organization's mission to diversify the medical workforce.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership will help clinicians treat, prevent, and even reverse lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities that have a disproportionate impact on communities of color, while advancing each organization's mission to diversify the medical workforce.
  • According to research, underrepresented in medicine (UIM) clinicians are more likely to practice in and treat patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods.
  • The HEAL Initiative Scholarship Program , prepares participants to sit for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) Certification Exam.
  • ACU is the leading voice for the National Health Service Corps and a national advocate for the health center workforce and health equity.

American College of Lifestyle Medicine and Association of Clinicians for the Underserved partner to address lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), a 10,000-member medical professional association, and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU), which serves more than 26,000 medical professionals, organizations, and health care advocates nationwide, today announced a partnership that will equip hundreds of thousands of physicians with education and training to further their practice and better treat chronic disease among historically medically underserved patients. The partnership will help clinicians treat, prevent, and even reverse lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities that have a disproportionate impact on communities of color, while advancing each organization's mission to diversify the medical workforce.

Key Points: 
  • "More importantly, though, ACU's strategic focus on health equity makes this partnership paramount in advancing... our commitment to address lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities."
  • According to research, underrepresented in medicine (UIM) clinicians are more likely to practice in and treat patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods.
  • The HEAL Initiative Scholarship Program , prepares participants to sit for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) Certification Exam.
  • ACU is the leading voice for the National Health Service Corps and a national advocate for the health center workforce and health equity.

Attorneys from Dallas' Hamilton Wingo Win Texas' Largest Uninsured Motorist Verdict

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

DALLAS, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of trial attorneys from the Dallas plaintiffs' law firm Hamilton Wingo are being recognized for winning Texas' largest uninsured motorist (UIM) verdict in 2022.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of trial attorneys from the Dallas plaintiffs' law firm Hamilton Wingo are being recognized for winning Texas' largest uninsured motorist (UIM) verdict in 2022.
  • "We are extremely happy for our client and proud of Barrett, Grant, and Damian for their hard work in this difficult case," says Hamilton Wingo founder Chris Hamilton .
  • The jury's $575,000 award was recently recognized by TopVerdict.com as the state's largest verdict for an uninsured motorist in any Texas court last year.
  • Hamilton Wingo also won the largest verdict in the nation in 2022 with a $7.53 billion award recognized as the Most Impressive Plaintiffs Verdict of 2022 by the Courtroom View Network.

Hagens Berman: Arizona Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Drivers Injured or Killed by Uninsured and Underinsured Wrongdoers

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

A decision by the Arizona Supreme Court in a class-action lawsuit significantly expanded the rights of Arizona drivers who hold uninsured and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage and were injured or killed by drivers who without enough insurance, say attorneys at leading automotive and consumer rights law firm Hagens Berman.

Key Points: 
  • A decision by the Arizona Supreme Court in a class-action lawsuit significantly expanded the rights of Arizona drivers who hold uninsured and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage and were injured or killed by drivers who without enough insurance, say attorneys at leading automotive and consumer rights law firm Hagens Berman.
  • This means drivers injured or killed by uninsured or underinsured motorists may have claims for significantly more insurance benefits under Arizona law, in addition to what they might have already been paid by their insurers, according to attorneys at Hagens Berman’s Phoenix office.
  • The insurer disagreed that the plaintiff should be able to “stack” these coverages, so the plaintiff sued on behalf of all Arizona drivers in similar situations.
  • Last year, the Arizona Supreme Court agreed to rule on the key legal issues.