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Why Most Life Insurers Under-Detect Fraud – and How to Fix It
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  • Lawrence (Larry) Ryan
Articles May 2026

Disability and life claims fraud rarely looks dramatic, but the impact on insurers’ loss ratios, pricing, and customer trust is enormous. Many organizations still under-detect fraud because of structural silos, misaligned incentives, cultural hesitancy, and underused...

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Research and White Papers June 2026
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RGA analyses and external research studies consistently demonstrate that RHR is a powerful, independent predictor of all-cause mortality across different populations – offering predictive value that matches or exceeds conventional underwriting factors. RGA is now tra...

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Articles June 2026
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