Our Perspective

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  Wearables in Life Insurance – Game Changer or Passing Fad?

  By Ross Campbell |April 04, 2017|English

  Some life insurers now use data from fitness trackers to lower premiums. But does a policyholder’s number of steps really improve his or her mortality? Despite the link between a sedentary life and the risk of heart disease or cancer being well...

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  Do Health Apps Threaten the Privacy of Sensitive Data?

  By Ross Campbell |March 20, 2017|English

  The growing use of smartphone apps and wearable devices to generate personal health and lifestyle data poses a dilemma for privacy. While individuals have much to gain using apps to help them manage ongoing health concerns, including better understanding...

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  Exercise and Mortality - How Many Steps Translate Into Longer Life?

  By Ross Campbell |March 06, 2017|English

  Fitness trackers can be a convenient way to monitor the number of steps taken every day. Some insurers have even started using them as a proxy for good health, selling life cover to people who are already fit and who track their steps. They may even...

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  How the Environment Will Change for Life Insurers - And Ways to Cope

  By Jules Constantinou |February 21, 2017|English

  The life insurance business might be seen as a steadfast boulder awash in a fast-flowing stream of change, yet the Greek philosopher Socrates taught us that the secret of change is to focus energy on building the new and not fighting the old. Indeed,...

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  Insurers Shouldn’t Stigmatize Epilepsy

  By Anke Siebers |February 13, 2017|English | Deutsch

  Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that can affect people of all ages. According to the WHO, some 50 million people around the world have epilepsy and an estimated 2.4 million new diagnoses are made each year. The condition has significant implications...

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  Advances in Cancer Research and Insurance

  By Ross Campbell |February 02, 2017|English

  The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) was created more than 50 years ago to foster global collaboration on cancer control. Today more effective therapies mean mortality rates no longer reflect incidence rates; there are now more cancer...

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