Our Perspective

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  Hurricane Harvey - Six Issues That May Impact Your Policy Wording

  By Tedra Skelton |November 19, 2017|English

  Hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires, hailstorms and tornadoes have wreaked havoc across the U.S. this year, leaving billions of dollars in damage in their wake. As an underwriter in Gen Re’s Dallas office, I am seeing the devastation from...

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  Genetic Testing and the Power of Knowledge

  By Annika Tiedemann |November 16, 2017|English

  Using genetic testing to make treatment decisions on serious medical conditions, such as cancer, is becoming more common. Approved tests number in the thousands, and the costs associated with genome sequencing have fallen sharply. Most genetic tests...

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  The “Gelli Law” - A New Era for Medical Liability in Italy

  By Lorenzo Vismara |November 15, 2017|English

  On 1 April 2017, Law No. 24/1207, known as the “Gelli Law,” entered into force. One of the main reasons for enacting this law was to address the fact that in Italy many medical professionals took a “defensive” approach when administering...

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  Opportunity Is Knocking - Will You Answer?

  By Steve Rowley |November 13, 2017|English

  Gen Re has just completed our 16th annual U.S. Critical Illness Market Survey. The data gathered from 53 participating carriers captures a moment-in-time snapshot of where the market is today. This snapshot comes to life when we look to the historical...

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• Nine Questions Mutual Company Directors Should Ask When Assessing Their ERM Culture

  By Berto Sciolla|November 12, 2017|English

  Every year our Mutual Practice team looks forward to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) Annual Convention. With nearly 2,000 attendees, it is a great opportunity to experience the rich tradition of the mutual insurance industry,...

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  Leveraging Digitisation to Grow the Market

  By Jules Constantinou |November 10, 2017|English | Deutsch

  Society is experiencing change brought about by the rapid convergence and transformation of many factors, amongst them the physical, the biological and the digital spheres. Access to greater computing power and new technologies will exponentially accelerate...

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