Articles March 2022
Global Health Brief: COVID-19 2022 – Current Treatments, Health Claims Impacts

As the world enters year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, mortality and morbidity has changed substantially and for the better since the virus’s early days. Successful options for treatment have also been increasing, but at this point they are still few in number. RGA...

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Articles March 2022
Easy to Apply, Easy to Lie: Could Positive Friction Improve Digital Disclosure Rates?
Designing effective applications means making it psychologically easy for applicants to answer questions honestly. In Insurance Thought Leadership ... Read More
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Articles March 2022
Insurance Roundtable: How Industry Collaboration Delivered a Data Solution to Jumbo Limit Violations

Five industry representatives join a lively roundtable discussion on jumbo limit violations in On the Risk. The following experts from TAI and MIB, as well as a direct insurer (Lincoln Financial) and a reinsurer (RGA), explore MIB Jumbo Service, a possible s...

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Videos March 2022
A Balancing Act: Vaccination Status and Insurance Pricing

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Articles March 2022
Antisense Oligonucleotides: Improving Future Outcomes for Chronic Disease and Disorders

Are we at a turning point in the treatment of many genetic and rare diseases? RGA's Hilary Henly explores the ability to target messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) using antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) in On the Risk, the Journal of the Academy of Life Under...

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Articles March 2022
Reactive Thrombocytosis: A Benign Entity?
RGA's Dr. Maryam B. Shapland, Vice President and Medical Director, U.S. Mortality Markets, explores reactive thrombocytosis, a condition associated with higher mortality in acutely ill patients, in Reflections and also in Read More
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Articles March 2022
Checking the Pulse: The Evolving Role of the Insurance Medical Director in 2021
The survey draws on responses from 124 medical directors representing 84 companies across multiple markets. It reveals how a global public health crisis and intense competitive pressure are reshaping the insurance medical director role. Read More
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Articles March 2022
Closing the Gender Gap: The Role of Inclusive Insurance in Empowering Women Around the World
RGA's Dr. Ola Oyekan, Kate Lyons, and Emmanuel Djengue mark International Women’s Day by discussing the ways access to insurance not only empowers women but lifts entire communities. Women represent an underserved group, as well as an untapped commercial oppor... Read More
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Articles March 2022
Facultative Life Insurance Underwriting Transformed

Insurers facing outdated technology, legacy processes, and the industry-wide retirement of experienced underwriters are taking a thorough look at how underwriting works within their businesses. RGA's Dave Rengachary offers a new vision for how RGA can help insurers t...

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Publications March 2022
RGActual March 2022 Issue: It's all about the why!

Explore RGActual, a new magazine covering innovation, experience, and development for insurance professionals. In this issue, learn about the latest trends, projects, and product innovations from around the world influencing our industry.

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Research and White Papers March 2022
Liquid Biopsy II: The RGA Perspective

The rapid development of liquid biopsy technology, along with its potential for multiple clinical applications, has garnered significant excitement. RGA explores the challenges and concerns, as well as the opportunities ahead. 

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Research and White Papers February 2022
Screening for Disease and Risk of Disease: Present and Future Considerations, Caveats and Consequences

Screening is no longer confined to the field of medical practice, where it is undertaken selectively and based on medical need. All too often, testing requests are the result of consumer demand and conducted without due regard for the predictive value and the consequ...

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Videos February 2022
Liquid Biopsy Technology and its Impacts on Insurance

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Videos February 2022
Mortality and Morbidity of COVID-19 Survivors

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Digital Health Ecosystem
Articles February 2022
Health Insurance Ecosystems: The Rise of Networked Digital Platforms Across Southeast Asia Health Markets in 2021
In many countries, policyholder expectations of insurance and the role of insurers are shifting. For health insurance, the Health Insurance Ecosystem (HIE) is integral to the delivery of health products and services in an increasingly digital world. RGA experts exp... Read More
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Articles February 2022
Genomics Revolution in Life Insurance
Greig Woodring, former RGA Chief Executive Officer, joined Paul Carroll, editor-in-chief of  Read More
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Videos February 2022
Can Insurers Help Defeat Dementia?

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Articles February 2022
Demographic Drought or Workplace Revolution? The Great Resignation and Disability Claims
The main cause for the staffing shortfall is well known: a multi-year failure to attract and retain a younger workforce. Yet, anecdotal evidence suggests a labor market reckoning dubbed the “Great Resignation” may be worsening the challenge Read More
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Videos January 2022
Can Data Help Close the Mental Health Treatment Gap?

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Videos January 2022
Exercise and Your Heart

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