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Research and White Papers July 2021
Calorie Restriction (CR) – What is it and what does the research tell us?

This article is the first 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 p...

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Articles July 2021
Jumbo Policy Fraud Prevention: Industry Collaboration Delivers a Solution

Trey Reynolds, Executive Vice President, Strategy & New Business Development, MIB Group, Inc., presents on the jumbo solution and is joined by other leading voices in the fraud-fighting community at the RGA Fraud Conference.

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Videos July 2021
The Promise of Liquid Biopsy in Advancing Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Today, a diagnosis of cancer requires a traditional biopsy consisting of direct tissue sampling and analysis, but liquid biopsies are changing the game. Read More
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Research and White Papers July 2021
Duration of Natural and Vaccine-induced COVID-19 Immunity: What we know and what we need to learn
RGA's Hilary Henly provides an overview of natural and vaccine-induced COVID-19 immunity, how long immunity is likely to last, whether booster shots will be needed, and more.

Evidence to date suggests that individuals previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 who are... Read More
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Research and White Papers July 2021
Multi-state Models and their Applications in (Re)insurance

Multi-state models, or MSMs, can help actuaries better characterize individuals as they progress through disease states. RGA's Kishan Bakrania, Chris Falkous, and Richard Russell provide a clear-eyed introduction to this form of modeling and share use cases...

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Articles June 2021
Insurance Fraud Today and Tomorrow
RGA is a proud member of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, America’s only anti-fraud alliance speaking for consumers, insurance companies, government agencies, and others. We invit... Read More
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Articles June 2021
A Pivotal Role in an Era of Acceleration and Change

As part of an ongoing series in On the Risk, RGA's Taylor Pickett, an actuary, and Catie Muccigrosso, an underwriter, examine the relationship between their professions and underscore the crucial role underwriters play in the development and implementation o...

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Articles June 2021
Global Health Brief: Prognostic Genomics and Breast Cancer
Up to 70% of breast cancer patients prescribed chemotherapy after their surgeries might not need it. But how can clinicians make that decision, and insurers determine whether to cover the determining tests?  Read More
Articles June 2021
Considerations for Overseas Claims Adjudication
Adjudication of overseas claims may be challenging, but being aware of red flags and having an effective claims strategy and processing framework will help ensure the validity of claims and avoid fraudulent activity. 
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Articles June 2021
Highlights from the U.S. Group Disability Claim Leaders Forum
More than a year after a pandemic transformed the world of work, how are group disability insurers responding?  At RGA’s 27th annual Disability Claim Leaders Forum, representatives from major carriers shared intriguing insights. 

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Videos June 2021
Microinsurance: Market Trends and Opportunities

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Articles June 2021
It’s Time to “Think Different” About Group Life Underinsurance
For RGA's Curt Zepeda, underinsurance is an existential challenge for the insurance industry, and yet the digital tools are available to the group insurance sector to provide more personalized offers and help close the protection gap. He calls on the industry to ba... Read More
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Articles June 2021
Life Insurance Fraud in the Time of COVID-19
In 2020, RGA produced a five-part series of articles exploring life insurance fraud in the time of COVID-19 as a lead-up to the RGA Fraud Conference.  Read More
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Articles June 2021
Gene Re-Education: How Gene Therapy Promises to Challenge and Transform Insurance

It's the million-dollar question: how should insurers respond to an emerging class of gene therapeutics that promise to cure or ease debilitating genetic disorders, rare diseases and cancers but can cost upwards of $1 million per treatment. Learn highlights from...

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Articles June 2021
Bridging the Insurance Care Gap for Mental Health Disorders

For insurers, the current puzzle is how to develop cost-effective products for mental health disorders with sufficient flexibility to cover a range of risks and maintain positive customer experiences, says RGA's Dipali Jawalkar, Executive D...

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Videos June 2021
Long COVID: Insurance Underwriting Perspectives
Brain fog ... blurred vision ... loss of taste ... these are just a few of the lingering, and sometimes debilitating, symptoms reported by COVID-19 long-haulers. Read More
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Articles June 2021
Global Claims Views: When Insurance and Medicine Collide – The Impact of Medical Advances on Critical Illness Definitions

Aligning Critical Illness definitions with clinical diagnoses is not an easy task, and the speed of medical advances can lead to difficulties applying CI definitions at claims stage. RGA's Marilda Kotze and Anne Casey explore some of the common challenges that this c...

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Articles June 2021
The Human Factor: Underwriting with Precision Calculation
Medicine never stands still; so neither can underwriting. For accurate, best-in-class risk calculation, the industry needs precise, flexible, and convenient solutions.

RGA has harnessed its global research and data science capabilities and partnered with clients ... Read More
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Videos May 2021
Risk Factors of COVID-19 Mortality: A Comparison Against All-Cause Mortality

Curious about RGA's data science insights?  Contact us to le...

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