Employ Business Agility to Increase Speed and Adaptability
The big picture: Over the last three game-changing years, organizations learned they had room to improve their agility and adaptability. Many found they could accelerate their digital transformation, particularly when faced with an unprecedented global pandemic and the potential demise of their business. A new era: The business environment is still dealing with the longer-term […]
M&A Value Plays: Fast, Deep and in Control
M&A activity may spike favorably this year in the tech sector, and fintech may not be far behind. Yes, but: It’s important to strike the right balance between deal-making speed and due-diligence depth due to increased board scrutiny and other factors. What’s next: While this is a decidedly abbreviated list, due diligence teams should: Use […]
How Insurers Can Prepare for NAIC Climate Risk Disclosure Compliance
The big picture: The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the standard-setting body for the U.S. insurance industry, recently updated its Climate Risk Disclosure Survey to include 22 new binary (i.e., yes-no) questions focusing on risk management. In July, the NAIC will email applicable insurers the Reporting Year 2022 Climate Risk Disclosure Survey, which must […]
Technical Debt Demands Your Attention
By the numbers: Technical debt consumes nearly one-third of technology budgets and more than one-fifth of technology professionals’ time; 70% of CIOs and technology leaders view technical debt as a major drag on their organization’s ability to innovate. Why it matters: Technical debt creates critical concerns for the organization, not the least of which is […]
