Nov. 3, 1959 – Feb. 3, 2025 Judith (Judy) Charlene Knutsen, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at the age of 65 in Sturgeon Bay. Born Nov. 3, 1959, Judy was the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Sternard) Knutsen and raised in Sturgeon Bay. At the … Read more
By William Nibbelin, Senior Research Actuary, Triple-I The workers compensation insurance industry experienced its second-best underwriting result in the past 20 years in 2023, with a net combined ratio of 87, according to Triple-I’s latest Issues Brief. It was the ninth year in a row of net underwriting profit following eight years of net underwriting … Read more
This week’s main blog discussions include … Is BaaS dead? I see a lot of people writing that Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) is dead. That saddens me a little, as I created the term twenty years ago – have I mentioned this before? – but I agree. It is now past its prime. It was replaced by open … Read more
Jeff Krawcek, MD, president and executive medical director of Kaiser Permanente in Colorado, provided opening remarks. “While we all play different roles — from connecting patients with food and nutrition resources to conducting research, to shaping policy, and delivering this work in communities and homes — our efforts complement one another in powerful ways,” Dr. … Read more
Meta is looking to be the go-to marketplace for robo-tech, with the company planning to develop its own humanoid robot hardware and later become a lead developer of the robots’ AI-based backbone. The effort will be spearheaded by a new hardware division in Meta’s Reality Labs (Quest VR and Ray-Ban smart glasses), reported Bloomberg, and … Read more
