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Research and White Papers September 2024
Fraud Remains a Thorn in the Insurance Industry’s Side

Across the globe, insurers are waging an ongoing battle against fraud. While opportunities for fraudsters abound, new strategies and tools are emerging to combat it. In RGA’s 2024 Global Claims Fraud Survey, 83 industry insiders provide key insights...

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Publications August 2024
Inside the Rise of the Prompt Engineer in Insurance

This article, based on a presentation on AI at RGA (see video below), explores the role of insurance prompt engineers and their importance to the future of our industry.

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Articles August 2024
Searching for Simplicity: Improving customer comprehension in life insurance through behavioral science

The complexity of information in the life insurance sales journey p...

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Articles August 2024
Crossing the Streams: How behavioral science enhances automated underwriting

Insurers have historically relied on two streams of information to inform underwriting decisions - underwriting manuals and automated decision management platforms. Today, a third stream – behavioral science – offers insights that can improve the decision-making proc...

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Articles August 2024
Retirement Readiness (Part 1): The global landscape

This article, the first in a two-part series, discusses the importance of preparing for retirement. Extensive research shows workers are struggling with the perceived complexities.

Navigating today's product development landscape is daunting. ...

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Articles August 2024
Retirement Readiness (Part 2): New products, tools, and insurer engagement

This article, the second in a two-part series, discusses the many ways insurers and banks are assisting people with planning for retirement.

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Articles August 2024
Using Behavioral Science to Help Claimants Return to Work
Behavioral science techniques can help facilitate return-to-work after a temporary disability and are particularly effective during a mental-health leave. In this article originally published in the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' July 2024 Read More
Videos August 2024
Video: Post-Pandemic Mortality Trends Explored

In this brief video, ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Micah Canaday, Vice President of Americas Data ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP, explains how RGA is using CDC population mortality data to derive insights into medium-term and possibly longer-term changes.

¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP full US mortality report is due out...

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Research and White Papers August 2024
Post-pandemic US Population Mortality: How to track it and why it matters

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, recent years’ data is not a reliable predictor of future mortality. Using the CDC’s death data and USCB’s population estimates, RGA has conducted a thorough analysis of emerging data to identify how US m...

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Articles August 2024
Technology for Business Engagement | Tonya Blackmore
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Articles August 2024
The Return of the Annuity: How to keep the rebound on track

Annuities are storming back in the United Kingdom after a decade of adjustment to pension freedoms. A simple but significant obstacle threatens this new momentum — an outdated form.

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Articles August 2024
Beyond the Hype: Focusing on value in digital underwriting optimization

In this article, originally published in , RGA’s Dr. Dave Rengachary explains how t...

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Articles August 2024
Beyond the Myths: Exploring the complex realities and treatment challenges of eating disorders

Inspired by World Eating Disorders Action Day, RGA’s Leigh Allen and Dr. Peter Farvolden talk about the impact and treatment of eating disorders, including diagnosis changes, frequent comorbidities, and the outlook for treatment and recovery. 

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Research and White Papers July 2024
Dx + Rx = Greater Underwriting Success? RGA Investigates

In a new research paper, RGA experts examine and measure the benefit of using medical claims data in addition to prescription data through the Irix Rules and Risk Score to improve underwriting decisions. 

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Articles July 2024
Funded Reinsurance: Providing risk protection for a busy pension risk transfer market

For insurers seeking to reduce risk and optimize capital, funded reinsurance – also known as asset-intensive reinsurance – offers a potential solution. RGA’s Danielle Harrington explains.

Discover how RGA can help optimize, protect, and monetize your po...

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Articles July 2024
To Be a Noble Profession, Insurance Must Promote Greater Inclusion

Underserved markets range from those with chronic diseases to those at the lower end of the economic spectrum. All deserve some level of protection. But accomplishing this mission is not possible without purposeful attention to financial inclusion.

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Articles July 2024
Lessons from Taiwan's Evolving Life Insurance Market

In this Q&A, ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP Claire Wang discusses recent trends in the Taiwan life insurance market. A version of this article was originally published in the July 2024 issue of Asia Insurance Review.

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Research and White Papers July 2024
Non-Alzheimer’s Dementias: A closer look at Lewy body dementias

This article, the second of two

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Articles July 2024
Expert Q&A: Dr. Sajel Lala Kana on advancements in genetic testing

During a recent conversation with Dr. Dan Zimmerman from RGA’s , RGA Genetics Consultant Dr. Sajel Lala Kana offers detailed insights in...

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Research and White Papers July 2024
Battling the Obesogenic Environment: Risks, psychology, and treatments for today's obesity epidemic

The modern environment constantly encourages people to eat more calories than they expend. In this article from ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP 

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