Features Financial Institutions

Insurance ads are everywhere nowadays—on TV, on the radio, in web and print ads—and it seems like new companies are popping up every day, eager to protect people’s homes, cars, businesses and selves, while trying to convince potential clients that they alone are the best, the fastest and the most dedicated to their customers. But […]

For a man well-versed in cutting-edge technology, Miguel Sanchez sometimes has to go about his responsibilities in a low-tech manner. Such was the case this past summer when the company for whom he serves as technology director, Pilot Catastrophe Services, was called upon to set up emergency call centers in Mobile, Alabama, and Houston in […]

Info-tech director of New Mexico Mutual since 2003, Tim Thackaberry remembers attending a Guidewire user group convention in 2006, so sparsely attended that all participants were able to meet in the hotel bar. How different Guidewire’s more recent get-togethers have been, packing thousands into large auditoriums complete with keynote speakers touting the capabilities of the […]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average worker will hold ten jobs before the age of 40. By that definition, Becky Dawley is no average worker. The IT executive has been an employee of Minnesota-based Federated Insurance for four decades—nearly one-third of the 113-year-old company’s existence. “It’s the only job I’ve had since […]

More than half of all businesses experienced a data breach at some point in the last year, according to a study released in 2017 by Ponemon Institute, an independent research firm. Even so, many companies aren’t insured against this common risk that can cost them anywhere from tens of thousands to millions of dollars, even […]

Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP (Anchin), based in New York City, has been providing high-quality accounting, tax and consulting services to clients since 1923. Over the course of more than 90 years, much has changed. Anchin has always maintained a strong commitment and attention to client service. Its growth over the decades has required the […]