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1024-bit encryption keys: How 'trapdoored' primes have caused insecurity

Attacks on 1024-bit encryption keys are now possible, with trapdoored primes being used for efficient decryption. Find out how they work.

The Cybersecurity 202: Feds and police are war-gaming all the ways an election can be hacked

How to secure Criminal Justice Information Services data from anywhere

Criminal justice information security is always a top priority. Join this webinar to learn how to go from strategy to implementation when securing data.

Cybersecurity: how 5 C-suite roles can prioritise protection

In an era when cyberthreats are constantly evolving and all business leaders must be security experts, what role should each member of the C-suite play?

One step closer to a fiduciary duty for broker-dealers?

More than two years after an SEC Staff study recommended adoption of a uniform fiduciary standard for broker-dealers and investment advisers, the SEC…

Broker Dealers Increase Enterprise Value

Insurance Technologies delivers Broker dealer sales tools and broker dealer software as well as financial advisor sales software.

5 Steps to Passing Your Broker Dealer Exams

Investment bankers have to sit for broker dealer exams before receiving licenses. Here are five tips to help you pass your exams

Independent Advisors Choose Independent Broker-Dealer Money Concepts

Independent Broker-Dealer Money Concepts offers full ownership to a financial planning and wealth management business for independent financial advisors

What Exactly Happens When You Place An Order Through A Broker-Dealer?

In a world of algorithmic trading and high-frequency traders who can make hundreds of trades per second, it’s easy to take for granted just how easy placing an order has...

Ring Since Amazon; What’s in It for Security Dealers?

SDM takes a closer look at Ring, how it all began, and what security dealers should know.

5 steps for independent advisers considering a broker-dealer transition in a post-DOL environment

Many advisers dissatisfied with their current broker-dealer and anxious about how well they are positioned in a post-DOL landscape are still hesitant to make a move.

To attract advisers, broker-dealers need to find a value proposition that stands out

Small firms look to flexibility, succession planning and culture as key differentiators in recruiting.

Producers: Do insurance carriers want to move on without you?

With the emergence of tech giants entering insurance, carriers, agents and brokers alike are left wondering what their role will be in the coming years.

3 questions independent broker-dealers should ask private equity product sponsors

While private equity could become a positive force in the retail alternatives space, not all sponsors are created equal.

Insurance Carriers and Their Clients Stand to Reap the Benefits of AI

The insurance claims process is on the verge of changing in significant ways thanks to new technologies that are being adopted by insurance carriers. One example, Artificial Intelligence (AI), is in use across the claims space to aid with Straight Through Processing (STP) claims, fraud, QA audits, and other aspects of claims processing. AI is an effective tool for sifting through large volumes of data and…

Which Insurance Carrier Is Responsible for Damages on a Construction Project? Depends.

There are multiple types of insurance coverage for the various risks on a construction project. However, when there are multiple insurance carriers coveri

Think Twice Before Using Your Insurance Carrier to Find a Doctor

Finding a physician is the most important step in helping employees and their families improve their health. And yet most people stumble upon them, asking a friend or family member, going to an insurance carrier website or just going to the place they drive by on their way home from work. There's a better way.

Did Your Insurance Carrier Value Your Property Correctly?

How do insurance companies measure property value? One simple answer is its replacement cost or what it could cost to rebuild the building if there’s a loss. Learn 3 ways insurance carriers can cover and value a property.

How can contributory databases help insurance carriers?

Contributory databases help to streamline the insurance buying and claims processes, improving the customer experience.

Understand Insurance Carriers when Filing Claims

If you get into an accident all by your lonesome, call on medical professionals first. Even in those times when you feel fine or don’t see any visible cuts or wounds on any part of your body, you need...