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Beyond Dram Shop Exposures - 7 Additional Liability Considerations for Craft Alcohol Business

Commercial Umbrella | Aug 12, 2019| English

When restaurant or bar operations are considered for insurance, we automatically think about fires, liquor liability and workers' compensation. That is a tried and true start. But underwriters beware! Breweries, wineries and distilleries present additional...

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Long Term Care Reform in Germany – At Long Last

Long Term Care | Jul 30, 2019| English

Demographic and societal changes make it more and more indispensable to protect against the risk of care costs surpassing a person’s financial means. In Germany, a well-established public system underwent major reforms in 2017 to address this...

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Childhood Sexual Abuse Claims and Law Reforms - 3 Things Underwriters Can Do

General Liability | Jul 29, 2019| English

State legislatures across the U.S. are enacting reforms for claims of past childhood sexual abuse that previously were barred by statutes of limitations, and so now old claims are being revived. Bill Baumann of our Claims department recently reviewed...

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Defective Medical Devices – How New European Legislation is Shaping German Liability Laws

General Liability | Jul 25, 2019| English

From breast implants filled with industrial silicone to degrading metal-on-metal hip implants, defective medical devices have repeatedly hit the headlines. We look at the steps the EU is taking to improve the process used to certify these devices.

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  • Modeling Mortality at Older Ages - Benefits and Challenges

    By Jean-Marc Fix | Aug 19, 2019 | English

    When one looks at a curve of the mortality rates by age in developed countries, we notice a very regular pattern. Especially the middle-age groups - age 30 to 70+, for example - seem to have close to an exponential curve in mortality rates. This observation,...

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  • Understanding Mortality - Lessons From Older Ages

    By Jean-Marc Fix | Jul 31, 2019 | English

    Mercifully, death happens only once to each of us. Nonetheless as I look at my Facebook feed, I can’t help but notice that death and disease are taking more and more space, surpassing news about weddings and births. You might say aging is an unfortunate,...

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  • Genetic Testing - A Blessing or a Curse?

    By Annika Tiedemann | Jul 09, 2019 | English

    The rise of genetic testing in recent years is fueling a debate in insurance circles over the potential risks versus benefits posed by the readily available genetic information. Insurers, physicians and consumer protection organizations all have strong...

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  • Mortality and Morbidity at the End of Life’s Road

    By Jean-Marc Fix | Jun 20, 2019 | English

    How long will I live? It’s a question that humans have pondered since the dawn of time. From palmistry to the latest health fads, we have found more or less satisfactory answers. Those of us in the Life industry, as students of mortality, are interested...

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