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Issue: May, 2012 Language: English
Author:
Diane Brown
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This annual publication discussing critical issues in Workers' Compensation includes three articles: the Opioid Epidemic in Workers' Comp., written by Joe Paduda, Principal of Health Strategy Associates; the State of Workers' Comp Claims, written by Lauren Hilan of Genesis; and Indentifying a Nanotech Risk in Your Book, written by Gen Re's Charlie Kingdollar. |
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Issue: May, 2012 Language: English
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This research survey, updated monthly to keep the information current, provides the state UM and UIM laws in the U.S. on limits, stacking, trigger, offset and umbrella coverage. Recent cases and legislation are highlighted, as well as pending state proposals that could alter the UM/UIM laws later in the year. |
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Issue: May, 2012 Language: English
Author:
John Gilbert
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Government securities were traditionally the safest, and in certain cases beyond reproach in investment quality. The behavior of those issuers themselves, however, stands upon its head the central position of government debt in financial markets. The deterioration in the true credit quality of government obligations is one contributor to the secular increase in risk in financial markets, without commensurate compensation in return. |
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
Author:
Thomas Ashley
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Predictive models and predictive analytics have begun to permeate the U.S. individual life insurance market. All direct writing companies and reinsurers need to develop an understanding of these models and their implications for risk selection, risk classification and mortality pricing. This article gives a background on predictive modeling in general, a summary of a Gen Re survey on the status of these products and attitudes toward them in the U.S. market, and an overview of the leading modeling products contending in the U.S. market. Finally, a protocol for measuring the performance of some of the models is provided.
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
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News Summaries:
EU/France: Product Liability Directive does not Ban Negligence Based Liability on Persons Other than the Manufacturer / France: Crop Science Firm Monsanto Responsible for Health Damages Caused by Herbicide / Italy: Historical Verdict in Asbestos Case / Canada: Settlement Reached Between Merck and Vioxx Victims
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UK Supreme Court upholds Damages (asbestos-related conditions) (Scotland) Act 2009 |
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
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General Reinsurance Australia Ltd - Annual Report 2011 |
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
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General Reinsurance Life Australia - Annual Report 2011 |
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
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Articles in this issue include: Consumer Attitudes Toward Insurance -- Results from a case study conducted by the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management; Valuation Manual Chapter 20 (VM 20) -- A recap of the Towers Watson study of the NAIC valuation manual's chapter on individual life reserves; and Voluntary Insurance Market -- A recap of the Gen Re/Spring Consulting Group study, Voluntary Pulse, released in the fourth quarter of 2011. Also included is a "What's New at Gen Re" section that provides updates on Gen Re people including who's speaking where. |
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
Author:
Charlie Kingdollar
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This article looks at personal injury exposures--the latest trends in social media usage, policy language and claim activity. We discuss what insurers need to prepare for in the future, how much the exposure has increased in recent years, video uploads and sexting, emerging litigation and examples of defamation verdicts, policy language for Homeowners and Personal Umbrella policies, new websites, personal injury coverage in CGL and CU policies, and underwriting considerations. |
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
Author:
John Gilbert
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When savers lose because their returns are low or negative in real terms, government wins. The Taylor Rule provides a way of testing central bank policy, the results of which contain some amount of truth telling. |
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
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Contents: Getting in the Rhythm Of Managing Group Insurance Claims / The Claimant, the Policy Owner, the Insurer and the Income Protection Policy / Alternative Medicine: What Impact does it have on Underwriting and Claims Practices? / Gen Re Underwriting and Claims Forum / COMET 2012 Diary |
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
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Issue: April, 2012 Language: English
Author:
Arthur Harris
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No line of business or jurisdictions are immune to bad faith liability. Insurers are most susceptible when they deny coverage, reject settlement offers and do not investigate promptly. A threat of bad faith can hang over many proper claim decisions. This article offers a snapshot of bad faith claims in the U.S. |
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Issue: March, 2012 Language: English
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Long term "worklessness" is one of the greatest risks to public health. Despite concerns about the overall state of health in the nation, the number of days of sickness absence taken each year by UK workers are falling. An Independent Review of Sickness Absence has concluded that the insurance industry has a clear place in helping employers manage sickness absence. This edition of Risk Matters reflects upon the implications of the Review and opportunities for the insurance industry.
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Issue: March, 2012 Language: English
Authors:
Lynn Baillie,
Sara Goldberg,
Robert Kerr,
James Louw,
Adrian Mak
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Content: The Value of Life Insurance / Simplifying Income Protection for the Mass Market / Hitting the Customer Sweet Spot for Life - Part 2 / Projecting Mortality Trends - Part 2 / Volatility in Assumptions / Inside Gen Re
Click here to access the electronic flipbook version.
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Issue: March, 2012 Language: English
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This index provides a listing of Risk Insights newsletter topics and articles produced during the last decade. |
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Issue: March, 2012 Language: English
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Gen Re's Casualty Matters International reviews new liability developments.This article was originally published in our German magazine PHi (International Liability - Law and Insurance), 2011, pp. 144.
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Issue: March, 2012 Language: English
Author:
Charlie Kingdollar
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This publication highlights emerging issues impacting Medical Professional Liability. Topics include systemic risk regarding antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in hospitals; jurisdictional issues in Arkansas, Louisiana and Nevada; and mega-verdicts in California and Florida. Other exposures covered include: plastic surgeries, knee replacements, physicians' mistakes, teaching hospitals, radiology exams, Medicare patients and medical errors posted on the Internet. |
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Issue: March, 2012 Language: English
Author:
John Gilbert
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Recent apparent progress in the Eurozone have dominated the attention of markets. With risk taking yet again in vogue, investors should consider the next surprise. |
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Issue: March, 2012 Language: English
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Contents: Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer / E-cigarettes - A new frontier for smoking? / Upcoming Events / Introducing Kimberley Wang / Gen Re Underwriting and Claims Forum / COMET 2012 Diary |
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Issue: February, 2012 Language: English
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Contents: Gen Re Australia Announces New Leadership Team / Additional News From Our Gen Re Team / Multiple Sclerosis / Gen Re Underwriting and Claims Forum / Research and Development / COMET 2011 Correspondence Sponsorship Winners / COMET 2012 Trainee Sponsorship Winner / COMET 2012 Diary |
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Issue: February, 2012 Language: English
Author:
Charlie Kingdollar
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This publication contains three article updates on Emerging Issues topics that could impact insurers: Hydraulic Fracturing, Nanotechnology, and Computer Malware that Causes Physical Damage. These issues continue to manifest across multiple insurance products. |
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Issue: February, 2012 Language: English
Author:
John Gilbert
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Rental economics in the American housing market are attractive, particularly relative to capital market returns available in general. Clearing the housing market would address the imbalance between rental and purchase values, but requires capital entry. Government policymakers attention may speed the process, and the bottoming of house prices. |
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Issue: January, 2012 Language: English
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This edition of Risk Matters looks at the evidence of excess alcohol consumption and considers if improved underwriting techniques could have a positive impact on claims management. |
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Issue: January, 2012 Language: English
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Issue: January, 2012 Language: English
Author:
Tad Montross
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In this article, Tad Montross, Chairman and CEO of General Re Corporation, discusses the concept of a risk-free rate, the phenomena altering this underlying tenet of modern finance, and the possible implications for the future. |
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