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The 200-Year Law Validating LifeARC

The 200-Year Law Validating LifeARC

Jay Jackson Chairman & CEO Dr. Jay Olshansky joined us at Investor Day to talk about something most people have never heard of — the Gompertz Law of Mortality. It’s a formula from 1825 that describes how human risk of death increases over time, with the basic premise...

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The Infrastructure Is Coming to Life

The Infrastructure Is Coming to Life

Jay Jackson Chairman & CEO Abacus reported Q2 results this week and the momentum continued: revenue hit $73 million, up 30% year-over-year; adjusted net income came in at $27.1 million, exceeding our guidance; and adjusted EBITDA margins held above 54% even as we...

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Prepare Now for Annual Funding Notices

Prepare Now for Annual Funding Notices

August is Pension Protection Month, a reminder that protecting a pension plan begins with protecting the quality of the data behind it. While Annual Funding Notices (AFNs) are distributed after the close of the plan year, the work to ensure accurate reporting starts...

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Everyone Gets the Same Weather Forecast

Everyone Gets the Same Weather Forecast

Jay Jackson Chairman & CEO In my continued quest to dispel financial planning myths, I’ve been focusing recently on something most people don’t realize: the mortality tables that run the entire financial services industry are fundamentally broken. Every major...

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Reflections from Investor Day: The Market Maker of Time

Reflections from Investor Day: The Market Maker of Time

Jay Jackson Chairman & CEO We held our Investor Day at the New York Stock Exchange last week. The venue was fitting—its history has been built on making capital markets efficient at scale. And that’s exactly what we’re building when it comes to lifespan-based...

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The Hidden Cost of Unreported Mortalities

The Hidden Cost of Unreported Mortalities

A single missed mortality event can lead to months, or even years, of improper payments. While most pension plans, retirement systems, and multi-employer union benefit funds have controls in place, delayed mortality identification remains one of the most persistent...

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When Infrastructure Solves a Problem Nobody Talks About

When Infrastructure Solves a Problem Nobody Talks About

Jay Jackson Chairman & CEO We announced this week that Abacus is tokenizing secondary life insurance assets. And I want to be clear about what that means, because the word “tokenizing” carries baggage. So let me explain what we’re actually doing and why it matters....

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