As the burden of disease from diabetes rises to epidemic proportions, RGA's Heather Lund asks in On the Risk whether the possibility of remission for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) signals an o...

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RGA's Jeff Schuh asks how the group long-term disability market will respond to a recession linked to a pandemic. He analyzes the current recession against the backdrop of unemployment and occupational and industry trends from prior downturns and reveals important disti... Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic shall pass, but consumer behaviors and adaptations may linger. What happens when novelty becomes the norm? RGA South Africa first examined this question in Read More

Is a “win at all costs” mentality a losing approach? Futurist and best-selling author Jack Uldrich thinks so, and he explains why the rules of business were being quietly reimagined long before a once-in-a-century pandemic.

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The pandemic forced insurers to adapt to rapid change; it also highlighted potential future opportunities. RGA's Belinda Thorpe offers six lessons from the crisis that claims teams can learn – and act on – to succeed in the future. 

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What is the potential impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on the efficacy of vaccines already approved or in development? According to RGA's Dr. Daniel Zimmerman, the ability of certain manufacturers to modify their vaccines to target future variants is reassuring, but c... Read More

 

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Sentiment analysis of social media could be a cost-effective tool for analyzing the evolution of public opinion relating to COVID-19 and insurance, says RGA's John Ng in The... Read More

The growth of the High Net Worth (HNW) insurance market in China was never inevitable: success required both opportunity and ingenuity. RGA's Limin Chen describes how the market has evolved and the ways smart underwriting strategies confer competitive advantages.  Read More

The ongoing pandemic is significantly affecting people's mental and physical well-being across the globe. In this article, RGA's Gayathri Ravi Shankar and RGAX's Carmela Tedesco study COVID-19's impact on physical health and its potential long-term consequences. Read More

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If the deeply disruptive events of 2020 teach us anything, it may be that we as insurers – and as individuals – should get comfortable with asking ourselves uncomfortable questions. Read More

For the first time since 2014, RGA has surveyed major Group Life, Group Long Term Disability (LTD), and Worksite carriers on value-added services. The findings were striking and suggest employer concern regarding overstressed workers may be fueling demand for the Employ... Read More

2020's events have significantly affected the world population's mental health. In this article, RGAX's Carmela Tedesco dives deep into the looming global mental health crisis, examining short- and long-term effects, as well as tools and options available to augment ...

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With technology increasingly seen as a solution to help promote healthy behavior, do “fresh start” mindsets turn consumers to well-being apps at the New Year? Read More

Multiorgan symptoms after recovery from COVID-19 are increasingly being reported. RGA conducts a comprehensive evaluation of 'long COVID' and other trends among survivors of the virus and addresses important underwriting and claims considerations.

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Dr. Radhika Counsell, Consulting Medical Officer, offers a deep dive into differentiated thyroid cancers and discusses this topic in the context of critical illness claims assessment in ReFlections.  Read More

ReFlections editor Dr. Daniel D. Zimmerman, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Medical, reviews therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, which are rapidly growing in importance for a multitude of disorders for both prevention and treatment. Read More