Hilary Henly, Head of Underwriting, Ireland and Director, Divisional Underwriting Research, presents an innovative review of some non-traditional predictors of mortality and morbidity. She discusses the impact of loneliness, social engagement, and social activity. Gi...

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Richard Russell, Ph.D., Lead Health Data Scientist, U.K., Division of Global Research and Data Analytics (GRDA), addresses polygenic risk scores (PRSs) and provides an update on the quickly advancing knowledge in this area of genetics research and risk assessment. Read More

Across the globe, we've given up the tractor for the subway, the open sky for the concrete jungle. We are now an urban planet. What are the consequences of this urban growth to human health and wellness? Georgiana Pascutiu, M.D., RGA Medical Director, Global Medical Sup... Read More

A brush with death prompts a new appreciation for life ... and life insurance. 
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Stem cell therapies are becoming increasingly visible and supported in clinical medicine. The U.S. and Canada currently have well-defined stem cell business models and are making significant investments in the field. Japan has also seen new regulations governing regener... Read More

Explore polygenic risk scores, social engagement and other non-traditional predictors of mortality and morbidity.
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Our deepening understanding of physical costs of violence and abuse has profound implications for life and health insurance. RGA’s ROSEBUD^® Consulting Group recently invited Pamela DeWitt-Meza to present a webinar on “Intersections of Abuse” to help... Read More

In this first in a series of four webcasts, Peter Banthorpe, Global Head of Research and Data Analytics at RGA, discusses the growth in direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing, regulatory policies to control genetic discrimination around the world, and potential for...

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During the past decade, significant progression in genetics research has allowed scientists and clinicians to explore the human genome in incredible detail. When coupled with the ever-decreasing cost of DNA sequencing, the era of genomic medicine can now be considered t... Read More

Dr Richard Russell, Lead Health Data Scientist at RGA, explores the latest genetics research concerning human susceptibility to disease and examines the pertinent question: can genetic information transform clinical risk assessment in terms of disease prediction and str... Read More

Professor Cathryn Lewis, from King’s College London, outlines details of a research collaboration with RGA investigating the importance of genetic information to predict morbidity and mortality outcomes. Professor Lewis presents some results of the study, using the i...

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Peter Banthorpe, Global Head of Research and Data Analytics at RGA, discusses the results of RGA’s research study with King’s College London and the implications for genetic anti-selection in protection insurance.

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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 invited Matthew Smith, Directo... Read More

Are you interested in learning the latest fraud tactics and prevention methods? Save the date for the RGA Fraud Conference, taking place August 18-20, 2019, in St...

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Self-education is more important than ever. In the insurance industry, we must continually adapt to new technology, changing processes and evo...

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Life reinsurers are evolving in response to new and more complex risks. Read More

InsurTech is enabling microinsurance to become a growth area for Asia’s insurers. In this second article in RGA’s 2018 series on digital innovation in Asia Insurance Review, Shoichi Yokota of RGA Japan discusses the latest dev...

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Taiwan Retains a Majority of its premiums, with non-life ceding about 30% of its Premiums(31.4% in 2015 and 30.0% in 2016). followed by the personal accident and health segment with 1.5% and the life segment with 0.7% in 2015. Read More

Did you know the human brain receives an estimated 11,000,000 bits of information per second through all our senses, but the conscious brain can only process about 40 bits per second?  We are continually being influenced in ways of which we are not consciously awar... Read More

While reading a financial newspaper in my Rio de Janeiro office, I came across an article describing the lifestyle of Andrew Hyde, a successful serial startup entrepreneur who had deliberately whittled his worldly goods down to 15 items. Read More