Welcome to the January 2016 edition of ReFlections! This issue, the first of the new year, continues our mission to educate, inform and enlighten.
It was a pleasure to see so many of our friends and colleagues at the recent American Academy of Insurance Medicine (AAIM) Triennial meeting in Colorado Springs. Hopefully, everyone found it as educational and inspirational as we did.
This edition features an article by Dr. Philip Smalley, Senior Vice President and Global Chief Medical Officer for RGA International Corporation, which discusses the history and intricacies of developing Critical Illness (CI) products. It also features an article by Hilary Henly, Head of Underwriting (Ireland) and Director of Divisional Underwriting Research, RGA Reinsurance Company, and one of ReFlections’ frequent contributors. Her article provides a comprehensive review and update on the medical status of cervical cancer. We trust both articles will provide the reader with practical and usable information.
We are also continuing our new and popular section, ReCite, in which we provide links to recent and relevant journal articles we believe will be of interest to medical directors and underwriters. Lastly, we include an update of recent developments at the Longer Life Foundation. Eight research grants were made for 2015 – 2016, funding innovative projects on topics of interest to all in the insurance industry.
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