The goals of patients, medical care providers, and payers (e.g., insurers, governments) should align to provide the most effective processes to diagnose and treat a patient’s health conditions. When cost enters the equation, however, friction can develop. <... Read More
RGA provides quarterly updates on global product developments, which can be made available upon request.
This issue explores how insurers worldwide are developing products to meet the specific protection needs of women.
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In this article for , Jackie Waas shares why it's important for insurer...
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The potential for IoT technologies to support behavior change is clear. In this article (original version published in ), Peter ...
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Explore RGActual, our magazine covering innovation, experience, and development for insurance professionals. In this issue, we review the future, from the legacy of long COVID to the potential of Chat GPT, sustainable product development, and more.
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¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Mike Cusumano explains how through cross-functional collaboration insurers can apply data analysis to refine and improve complex case underwriting. Read Part II of this article series to learn how additional and more complex analyses can provide more precise – ...
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The future of quantum computing has already begun, and the implications for the insurance industry are profound. Insurers would be well served to take steps now to determine how quantum computing might impact their businesses moving forward.
In this article, we discuss RGA’s latest behavioral science research, which assessed the trade-offs between optimizing questions for alcohol and smoking disclosure, applicants’ experience of answering the questions, and what the results might teach about designing si...
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This article, the first of two parts, provides a clinical review of ASD, and the second part, in the September issue of ReFlections, will focus on insurance medicine’s view and assessment of ASD.
¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Dr. Dan Zimmerman reviews recent controversies and developments in aging research and updates what to anticipate in the coming years.
Information collected on occupational duties claims forms is often inadequate. In this article, ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Peter Hovard shares the findings of a large study conducted in key markets and explains why behavioral science-backed enhancements to claim forms improve information...
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Tina Paap has been with RGA for 23 years, most recently in the role of Vice President of Claims for RGA Asia, and prior to retirement shared her top 10 tips for claims management.
Life and health insurance coverage and distribution are evolving. In this article, Jaqui Wa...
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Human consumption of microplastics (MPs) is increasing. Initial research suggests that MPs may negatively impact human health, but evidence to quantify that impact is currently insufficient.
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In this , ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Catie Muccigrosso explains why, as accelerated underwriting evolves, insurers will benefit...
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RGA has worked with insurers around the globe to support the development of life and health insurance products that have a positive environmental, social, or governance (ESG) impact, in line with our purpose to make financial protection accessible to all. These prote...
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