RISE & REINVENT
DINOSAURS & DOWNFALLS
BEFORE & AFTER
PRT KNOWLEDGE
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100

This retail giant successfully adapted to e-commerce threats by developing its own online presence.

Who is Walmart?

100

This video rental giant failed to adapt to streaming, leading to bankruptcy in 2010.

Who is Blockbuster?

100

This tool preceded PRTP as UW's pricing system.

What is SPPS?

100

Principal first entered this business line in this year.

What is 1941?

100

PPA in our industry stands for.

What is Pension Protection Act?

200

This company transformed from a playing card company to a video game giant.

Who is Nintendo?

200

This photography pioneer filed for bankruptcy after failing to adapt to digital cameras, despite inventing them.

Who is Kodak?

200

Before being known as PRT, this business unit was called.

What is Full Service Payout?

200

This dollar amount represents PRT's total sales volume in 2024.

What is $3.0B?

200

PBGC represents this organization.

What is Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation?

300

This company shifted from selling books online to becoming the world's largest cloud computing provider.

Who is Amazon?

300

This mobile phone leader failed to adapt to smartphones, leading to its decline and eventual sale.

Who is Nokia?

300

This leader preceded Justina as head of the Underwriting team.

Who is Sonja McDole?

300

This dollar amount represents PRT's largest single case.

What is $1.1B?

300

The law known as ERISA stands for.

What is Employee Retirement Income Security Act?

400

This computer company nearly went bankrupt in the 1990s before transforming into a mobile device leader.

Who is Apple?

400

Once dominant in business phones, this company lost the smartphone race despite its popular messaging service.

Who is BlackBerry?

400

This PRT employee was the most recent hire in PRT before L&D additions.

Who is Abby Stokes?

400

This record-breaking year saw PRT achieve $3.9B in total premium.

What is 2019?

400

In our industry, LDI means.

What is Liability Driven Investment?

500

This electric car company disrupted the entire auto industry, forcing traditional manufacturers to adapt.

Who is Tesla?

500

This toy retailer failed to adapt to online shopping and changing consumer habits, closing in 2018.

Who is Toys "R" Us?

500

The largest number of PRT contracts sold in a single year and corresponding premium amount.

What is 98 contracts for $395M, avg premium $4.7M

500

The total number of participants PRT currently serves through retired and deferred status.

What is 850K?

500

QPSA is this important pension benefit.

What is Qualified Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity?

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