Kursverdoppelung bei Actua Corporation (vorm. Internet Capital)

From Boomers to Millennials: Offering P&C Insurance Across Multiple Generations

April 22, 2016

Digital_Generations.jpgDemand for digital channels is booming. In the next three to five years, property and casualty net premiums gained through digital channels will grow to 23 percent.1 And that growth is driven by another market shift – consumer demographics. As the property and casualty insurance needs of younger consumers’ begin to emerge, insurers are recognizing the rising call for fast, easy, multi-channel access to insurance products and the need to evolve quickly to meet the demand.

Changing Demographics Drive a New Insurance Environment

The Pew Research Center estimates that by 2028, millennials (ages 19 through 35) are expected to surpass Generation Xers (ages 35 through 51) in size. Similarly, Generation Xers will pass up baby boomers (ages 52 through 70) by that same year.2

As younger consumers enter the property and casualty insurance market, it’s clear that they have vastly different personal priorities from previous generations. These priorities are driving their shopping habits and product preferences. For example, millennials are much more likely to own pets than individuals over 35.3 They are also half as likely to be homeowners compared to those 45 years and older.

Source: Bolt
 

Velocity, sodass wir im ersten Quartal fast nur organisches Wachstum gehabt haben dürften. Anvisiert war für 2016 ein organisches Wachstum von knapp 20%. Zusammen mit dem minimalen Zuwachs durch die Aquisitation müsste somit der Umsatz in Q1/16 um ca. 5% geklettert sein: von 36,2 Millionen um 1,8 Millionen auf ca. 37,0 Millionen.

February 29th, 2016
VelocityEHS Strengthens Its EHS Platform with the Acquisition of Ergonomics Software
Chicago (February 29, 2016) — VelocityEHS, the leading cloud environmental, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software provider, announced today that it is adding an ergonomic solution to its comprehensive EHS platform with the acquisition of ErgoAdvocate, a web-based system that empowers employees to prevent musculoskeletal disorders. With musculoskeletal disorders reported as some of the most common and costly work-related injuries, nearly every employer faces risks associated with ergonomic injuries suffered by its staff. The VelocityEHS Ergonomics solution provides expert online assessment and training so businesses can reach more employees at a lower cost than traditional consulting programs and decrease the expenses associated with worker injury.

http://www.actua.com/...ith-the-acquisition-of-ergonomics-software-4/  

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ist schwer abzuschätzen:

December 1st, 2015

Vanare | NestEgg Wealth Management Platform Exceeds $1.5 Billion in Assets in Partnership with FolioDynamix

Integration with FolioDynamix technology and advisory services provides innovative alternative to traditional advisory tools

NEW YORK [November 30, 2015] – Vanare | NestEgg, the wealth management technology platform built on Roboadvisor DNA serving high net worth and Millennial clients, today announced that its fully-integrated platform has gathered $1.5 billion in assets and 30,000 accounts in just over a year since its July 2014 launch.

The only wealth management technology platform with an integrated, private-label and customizable Roboadvisor solution for financial firms, Vanare is also one of the only Roboadvisors with a unified managed account (UMA) offering. The UMA is provided in partnership with FolioDynamix, which delivers enterprise-scale wealth management technology, investment research and advisory programs.

“We are extremely proud of reaching this significant milestone so soon after our launch,” said Rich Cancro, founder and CEO of Vanare. “Interest in the platform has been dynamic, validating our belief that advisors are tired of patching together disparate wealth management tools. Financial firms tell us that having all of these capabilities and data integrated in one place transforms their business model.”

Last year, when creating the new wealth management technology platform, Vanare teamed up with FolioDynamix, a leading provider of web-based technology, content and services for managing the investment and wealth advisory lifecycle. FolioDynamix is deeply integrated into the Vanare platform bringing in powerful data, workflow, and investment management capabilities. Vanare’s private label Roboadvisor and client portal, online client onboarding, fee billing capability, practice and portfolio management tools, and operational dashboards combine with FolioDynamix’ trading and rebalancing tools and performance reporting to offer a powerful and comprehensive solution to advisors. This differentiated offering is a best-in-class platform designed with ease of use and elegance in mind,while delivering a deep enterprise-level infrastructure.

Source: Foliodynamix
 

on the base of the market-cap of today of 347.38 million and a guidance for the revenues in 2016 of 160 million.
 

The Competitor ServceNow has near the 5-fold multiple with about 10-times-revenues.

Competitor Workday has with 11-times-revenues the 5-fold multiple.

 

Individual/Entity
Most Recent Trans.
Shares Owned as of Trans. Date

ADELMAN DAVID J.
Director Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Jun 12, 2015 92,221
Jun 12, 2015

ALEXANDER DOUGLAS A
Officer Purchase
Mar 4, 2016 1,364,544
Mar 4, 2016

BERKMAN DAVID J
Director Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Jun 12, 2015 162,930
Jun 12, 2015

BUCKLEY WALTER W III
Officer Purchase
Mar 4, 2016 1,336,147
Mar 4, 2016

DECKER THOMAS A
Director Disposition (Non Open Market)
Dec 10, 2015 120,978
Dec 10, 2015

DOWNES DAVID K
Director Purchase
Jun 18, 2015 132,519
Jun 18, 2015

GERRITY THOMAS P
Director Purchase
Jun 19, 2015 164,064
Jun 19, 2015

HAGAN MICHAEL J
Director Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Jun 12, 2015 86,769
Jun 12, 2015

MILLER PETER K
Director Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Jun 12, 2015 79,075
Jun 12, 2015

MORGAN RAYMOND KIRK
Officer Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Mar 3, 2016 253,348
Mar 3, 2016

RINGO PHILIP J
Director Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Jun 12, 2015 153,843
Jun 12, 2015 Le
 

damit ca. 4 Millionen der ausstehenden 37 Millionen Aktien - also ca. 11%. Zwischen 77& und 78% liegen, die auch veröffenlzlicht wurden, liegen bei Institutionals, deren Bestände wir kennen.

Das sind zusammen 88% - ohne dass sonst jemand den Finger krumm gemacht hat.  

so abgestürzt ist!  

Gelegenheit, insbesondere vor diesem Hintergrund (Quelle: finance.yahoo.com)

Insider Holders

Individual/Entity
Most Recent Trans.
Shares Owned as of Trans. Date

ADELMAN DAVID J.
Director Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Jun 12, 2015 92,221
Jun 12, 2015

ALEXANDER DOUGLAS A
Officer Purchase
Mar 4, 2016 1,364,544
Mar 4, 2016

BERKMAN DAVID J
Director Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Jun 12, 2015 162,930
Jun 12, 2015

BUCKLEY WALTER W III
Officer Purchase
Mar 4, 2016 1,336,147
Mar 4, 2016

DECKER THOMAS A
Director Disposition (Non Open Market)
Dec 10, 2015 120,978
Dec 10, 2015

DOWNES DAVID K
Director Purchase
Jun 18, 2015 132,519
Jun 18, 2015

GERRITY THOMAS P
Director Purchase
Jun 19, 2015 164,064
Jun 19, 2015

HAGAN MICHAEL J
Director Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Jun 12, 2015 86,769
Jun 12, 2015

MILLER PETER K
Director Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Jun 12, 2015 79,075
Jun 12, 2015

MORGAN RAYMOND KIRK
Officer Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Mar 3, 2016 253,348
Mar 3, 2016

RINGO PHILIP J
Director Acquisition (Non Open Market)
Jun 12, 2015 153,843
Jun 12, 2015

That are together about 4 million of the outstanding 37 million shares = 11%.


Noch eine Ergänung: Bei niedrigen Handelsvolumina gibt es derartige Schwankungen bei Acuta oft - aus meiner Sicht ein Zeichen dafür, dass jemand niedrigere Kurse wünscht, aus welchen Gründen auch immer, aber zum Erreichen dieses Ziels nur wenig verkaufen möchte. Denn aus fundamentaler Sicht gibt es meines Erachtsns keine Verkaufsgründe.

 

erwarteten Umsatzanastieg von 35,2 Millionen in Q4/15  auf 37,0 Millionen in Q1/16.

BOLT Platform: Ending 2015 with both strong revenue growth and market momentum
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BOLT® Solutions, Inc. Continues Focus on Powering Insurers with 21st Century Distribution Capabilities, Resulting in Company’s Strong Growth Momentum

NEW YORK (March 08, 2016) – BOLT® Solutions the leading distribution platform to the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, today announced its continued strong growth in all aspects of the business and the industry’s adoption of the BOLT Platform. Ending 2015 with both strong revenue growth and market momentum, BOLT Solutions remains focused on its goal to enable insurers to successfully deliver products and service through the consumer’s channel of choice.

The expanding use of the BOLT Platform over the past two years has been staggering with premium driven through the platform growing from $200,000 to $1.3 billion. The number of users during the same timeframe increased from 1,600 to almost 48,000 today, translating to close to 3,000% growth, with new business sold via the platform increasing 2,000%.


 

Zacks: Actua Corp (NASDAQ:ACTA) Given Average Rating of “Strong Buy” by Brokerages
Posted by Tony Sherman on Apr 26th, 2016

Actua Corp logoShares of Actua Corp (NASDAQ:ACTA) have received an average broker rating score of 1.00 (Strong Buy) from the three brokers that provide coverage for the company, Zacks Investment Research reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a strong buy rating. Analysts have set a 1-year consensus target price of $15.67 for the Company.

In related news, CEO Walter W. Buckley III bought 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 4th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $8.57 per share, for a total transaction of $102,840.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,214,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,411,684.43. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President Douglas A. Alexander bought 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of $8.67 per share, with a total value of $173,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 1,344,544 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,657,196.48. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here.
 

wann ist denn mit den Zahlen zum 4.Quartal zu rechnen?  

pardon  

 

FolioDynamix offers a solution that can help firms transition their commission-based business into advisory accounts.

http://www.wealthadviser.co/2016/03/16/237513/...iduciary-rule-change  

ist mein Lieblingsteil von dem Mixed Bag :-)  

allerdings haben sie dafür 200 Millionen geblecht - für damals etwas mehr als 30 Millionen Nettoumsätze. Inzwischen haben sie darauf schon erhebliche Abschreibungen vorgenommen, die allerdings - wenn sich unserer beider Hoffnungen erfüllen - zu hohen stillen Reserven führen bzw. bei einer Monetarisierung zu hohen Gewinnen.  

GovDelivery’s FedRAMP Journey - The following blog post was originally published by Actua company GovDelivery and discusses how the FedRAMP compliance process strengthened the company:

April 26th, 2016

By Chris White, GovDelivery Information System Security Officer

Change is hard.

But changing to comply with FedRAMP has made us stronger. Last week, GovDelivery announced that the GovDelivery Communications Cloud platform achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) compliance at the moderate level – the program’s highest level.

We learned a lot about FedRAMP and compliance along the way, and came out of the process with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Today, we wanted to tell you a little bit about the FedRAMP process, and how we did it.
 

Owner Name
Date
Shared Held
Change (Shares)
Change (%)
Value (in 1,000s)

RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 03/31/2016 1,034,687 41,288 4.16 9,964

Read more: nasdaq/symbol/acta/institutional-holdings#ixzz4779wxVDI  

have completed the rigorous work required for compliance through the JAB, and when you dig into wh

We learned a lot about FedRAMP and compliance along the way, and came out of the process with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Today, we wanted to tell you a little bit about the FedRAMP process, and how we did it.

If you’re an agency just starting to look at what FedRAMP means, or if you’re a CSP looking to become FedRAMP compliant, you’ll soon realize that it’s a really big deal. In a nutshell, FedRAMP follows the NIST 800-53r4 standard and guarantees that there’s a specific, testable security baseline in place that has been reviewed by not only an independent auditor, but also by the Chief Information Officers of the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and General Services Administration (GSA), ensuring that there’s a great foundation in place. These three CIOs make up what’s called the Joint Authorization Board, or JAB.
 

April 27, 2016

The race toward digital distribution in the P&C insurance industry is on. But due to the heavy cost burden and time obstacles associated with legacy system enhancements, many insurers view the rise of lead aggregator sites as a viable alternative to direct distribution, hoping to capture market share from online channels without the cost and delay of internal upgrades. The truth is, while aggregator sites generate leads, seizing market share requires more sophisticated consumer engagement.
 

April 22, 2016 · by Staff Report · in Emergency Response, Featured, Gov 2.0, Open Data, Procurement, Security

GovDelivery, a government communications platform, has joined the Police Data Initiative with a new open data project. The company will develop a fully featured Police Data Initiative (PDI) solution that is open source. The platform, DKAN Public Safety Edition, will be available to law enforcement agencies at no cost.

The Police Data Initiative launched in 2015 to enable and support efforts by law enforcement to better use data and technology to build community trust. Since, the program has expanded rapidly, with participation by more than 25 leading police departments committed to using open data and engagement tools to increase transparency and accountability, helping to rebuild trust in law enforcement.
 

VelocityEHS is the fastest way to right-fit jobs to your workers.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a leading cause of work related injuries and a growing EHS concern. With the right ergonomics software solution, you can minimize the risk of MSDs and reduce the costs associated with lost productivity and injury expenses. VelocityEHS is the fastest way to right-fit jobs to your workers.

Core Capabilities:
• Self-Assessments
• Training and Evaluations
• Corrective Actions
• Issue Resolution
• Reporting and Tracking
 

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