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Articles January 2022
Hyperglobulinemia and Risk Assessment: A Case Study
¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Dr. Sheetal Salgaonkar, Vice President and Medical Director, Global Medical, RGA India, offers a fascinating case study on serum protein tests and how they should be considered in risk assessment. Read More
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Articles January 2022
4 Key Considerations for Insurance-Linked Wellness Program Success

Insurance-linked wellness programs, which for years have shown more promise than sustainable results, now appear poised for widespread implementation and impact. In working with clients around the world, RGA has developed wellness-related insights in four key areas&n...

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Articles January 2022
Goodbye, Hello: The Pandemic Lingers, but its Legacy of Transformation is Already Visible for Reinsurers

Is hindsight 2021? ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Ron Herrmann shares lessons learned from a turbulent year and looks forward to a bright future.

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Research and White Papers January 2022
The Power of Predictive Moments: How digital distribution of life insurance must evolve
When it comes to marketing life insurance, a new study from RGA suggests timing may be everything. ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP behavioral science team conducted an experiment based on a neuroscience testing technique called Implicit Reaction Time to explore how best to predict when consumers... Read More
Publications January 2022
ReFlections Volume 55, January 2022
Read a case study on serum protein tests, explore climate change’s impact on health and more. 

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COVID-19 Rx Script
Articles December 2021
Low-Severity Prescription Medication Histories: Good for Risks?

Individuals who have only low-severity medications in their prescription histories may not necessarily be those with the least mortality risk. In On the Risk, ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP experts discuss the ways mortality risk of those with less robust histories and no high-sever...

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Articles December 2021
Frailty: Implications and Risk Assessment for Underwriting
By the year 2060, almost 24% of the US population will be age 65 or older. Biomedical and public health advances have led to great increases in longevity and a shift in disease burden to multiple chronic diseases with aging. In On the Risk, ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP experts discus... Read More
Articles December 2021
Agents of Change: Seven Ways Bancassurers are Reimagining Life Insurance
Bancassurers are at a crossroads. Amid rapid evolution in customer expectations, business models and technology, banks and insurers must determine how best to take advantage of change. ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Othmane Akesbi surveys the landscape and shares seven trends to watch. Read More
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Articles December 2021
IFRS 17, Economic Volatility, and Reinsurance

To prepare for the implementation of IFRS 17, RGA has met with life and health insurers around the globe over the past several years. ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Paul Sauvé shares common themes and insights RGA has discovered in this process.

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Articles December 2021
Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Insurance Implications

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) allows for real-time measurement of blood glucose, and is a technology being used by an estimated 7 million individuals in the U.S. and growing. In On the Risk, ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Drs. Dave Rengachary and Lauren Garfield explore t...

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Articles December 2021
One Underwriter’s Story, One Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection, and an Ongoing Conversation
A harrowing bout with a breakthrough case of COVID-19 causes ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Jennifer Johnson to have a breakthrough of a different kind. She shares her wrenching personal experience, offers some lessons learned, and embarks on a conversation with ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP physicians about the parti... Read More
Articles December 2021
The Case for a Data and Analytics Ethics Framework in Insurance

RGA has launched a Data and Analytics Ethical Framework, a set of enterprise-wide guiding principles for data utilization. ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Doug Knowling  explains...

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Articles December 2021
The Promising Future of Insurance: The Role of Reinsurance, Data and Genomics, and the Asia Market
In , Greig Woodring, retired president and CEO of RGA and the International Insurance Society’s 2021 Insurance Hall of Fame inductee, shares his unique... Read More
Research and White Papers December 2021
Cardiovascular Aging: Causes and Intervention

This article is the last in a three-part series, highlighting areas of research funded by the Longer Life Foundation (LLF), a not-for-profit organization that supports the study of scientific and public health factors predicting mortality, morbidity, longevity, ...

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Articles November 2021
Giving the Gift of Protection: Five Ways to Transform Your Underwriting Strategy for 2022

Customers increasingly demand a seamless, non-intrusive, insurance purchasing experience. Multivariate technologies can empower life and health carriers to deliver. 

Curious? Ask AURA.

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Articles November 2021
Building Trust in a Digital World
The insurance industry is built on trust. The pandemic and its fallout, along with the emergence of a more digital society, threaten to erode that trust. Actuaries must continue to develop behaviours and tools that make instilling trust a primary focus moving forward. Read More
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Videos November 2021
Opioid Addiction and Its Impact on Actuarial Science

Curious about ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP medical insights?  Contact us to learn m...

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Articles November 2021
Coverage over the Long-Haul: Managing Disability Claims for long COVID

To increase understanding of the ever-evolving condition that is known as “long COVID," RGA has launched a  t...

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Articles November 2021
Multiple Shades of Gray: Claims Management Challenges - Real or Imagined?

The RGA India office was delighted to host over 380 clients at our two-day virtual RACE (RGA Academy of Continued Education) webinar series. Conducted annually (but cancelled last year due to the pandemic), the event featured multiple in-depth presentations o...

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