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New Technologies in the Insurance Landscape (Part 3 – Cloud)

Tom Spencer

The cloud – which refers to storing, managing, and processing data via a network of remote servers instead of locally on a server or personal computer – is quickly becoming a critical source for innovation. Without a robust cloud strategy, an organization’s pace and breadth of innovation is likely to be hampered.

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How To Pitch A Disruptive Business Plan

Tom Spencer

I had the opportunity to pitch my start-up at an innovative business contest at a well-known business school in Frankfurt. The Maintech Summit at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (co-sponsored by Excon , a local start up instigator) is the first real academic-based “shark-tank” environment for disruptive start-ups in Frankfurt.

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Wearable Technology in Healthcare

Tom Spencer

The main differentiator is that while consumer fitness trackers can assist individuals in keeping in peak physical condition, medical wearables have the ability to detect life threatening diseases, provide pain relief, manage chronic illnesses, and collect a variety of biometric data. billion by 2020.

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What is the Professional Services Industry All About?

Progressus

And it’s those common links that inform tech investments, transformation strategies, and how firms respond to the disruptive forces that define the modern business landscape. New competitors, a rapidly evolving tech landscape, and the looming presence of uncertainty were already forcing firms to redefine legacy business models and processes.

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Accenture Careers

CaseInterview.com

The Financial Services Operating Group concerns itself with Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance. Accenture Management Consulting is divided into seven different areas of specialization (Accenture refers to them as "service lines"): Customer Relationship Management. Finance and Performance Management. Risk Management.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in San Francisco

Management Consulted

When it comes to health & other benefits, these offices go all out for their employees: medical, dental, eye wear, great maternity leave benefits, health insurance for dependent care, three weeks PTO, and tuition assistance programs are offered. This week, we continue with sunny – and windy – San Francisco.

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From Wearables To Telemedicine To Direct-To-Consumer Prescriptions, Here’s How Healthcare Is Becoming Consumer-Centric

SkillQuo

Prescription Management. One of the ways the government, insurance carriers, and employers hope to bring down costs is by making consumers better at shopping for their healthcare. Article Credit: CB Insights. Companies are positioning themselves to take advantage of this shift. In healthcare, that change has come more slowly.