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"Topics" is Gen Re's annual compendium of articles covering recent developments and trends in the insurance/reinsurance sector. Each year, a volume is published in print as well as online – in English, German, French and Spanish language.
Please note below the English-language volumes and individual articles available for ordering or downloading, or have them scanned for some search term, or read about the German, French or Spanish editions of "Topics".
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Facing the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis (size:1,23MB)
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Issue: October, 2009 Language: English
Author:
Giovanni Fanizza
Summary:
Extract from Topics Nr. 17 - The article discusses the effects of the Global Credit and Economic Crisis on insurance companies and the underwriting of LIfe, Property and Liabiliy lines of business. An introduction outlining the genesis and magnitude of the economic events of the last few years and its impact on insurance companies. This is followed by specific analysis of how the current economic situation will affect certain lines of business. Finally a roadmap for underwriters drawn from the lessons that can be learned from the crisis.
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Future Liabilties from New Energy Technologies (size:1,66MB)
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Issue: October, 2009 Language: English
Author:
Rick Rembisz
Summary:
Extract from Topics Nr. 17 - This article tries to shed light on some of the challenges that lie in store for the insurers of new energy technology industries, such as wind and solar energy, biofuels and hydrogen. The possibilities are nearly infinite. In each of these energy industries, there are a few intuitive business interruption and property damage exposures as well as some areas that generate additional discussions. It will take some time to see the entire picture clearly, and emerging issues may surface from areas previously deemed insignificant.
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Insuring Long Term Care Risk - the Coming Together of Cultures (size:0,95MB)
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Issue: October, 2009 Language: English
Authors:
Chris Ball,
Ross Campbell
Summary:
Extract from Topics Nr. 17 - This article stresses the importance of bringing together the conceptual worlds of insurance underwriting and medical practice for the elderly to produce a robust risk assessment and claims management process. A major outcome has been the development of instruments that produce the right kind of information for the underwriter and the claims manager to undertake their work efficiently.
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Riding the Financial Downturn With Confidence (size:1,61MB)
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Issue: October, 2009 Language: English
Author:
Jane Dorter
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Extract from Topics Nr. 17 - Australia's strong performance has continued in the midst of the current financial crisis, having so far avoided an economic recession that has affected many of its first world counterparts. No matter the depth of the economic downturn in Australia, its effects on Life insurance companies are still expected to be significant. The likely outcomes from increasing unemployment and decreasing invest-ment returns mean Life companies must prepare their risk practices, claims operations and underwriting processes to cope with the impact.
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States and Municipalities - Going Green (size:1,14MB)
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Issue: October, 2009 Language: English
Author:
Charlie Kingdollar
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Extract from Topics 17 - A growing number of states and municipalities across the U.S. are adopting green building programs including Energy Star, LEED and more. This article looks at a few approaches - from a large city to a small county.
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The Increasing Value of Basic Risk Selection Principles (size:0,79MB)
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Issue: October, 2009 Language: English
Authors:
Ross Campbell,
Andres Webersinke
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Extract from Topics Nr. 17 - Modern risk selection procedures must meet ever tightening standards. Pressure from legislators, regulators and the consumer lobby serves to tighten the focus of insurers on deploying appropriate underwriting standards. This article outlines the particular importance of full disclosure and discusses the positive role for all stakeholders of telephone and evidence-based underwriting.
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Topics No. 16 - Click here to order printed copy or download PDF file (size:1,88MB)
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Issue: October, 2008 Language: English
Authors:
Regina Dahm-Loraing,
Jutta Eich,
Giovanni Fanizza,
Sabine Fischer-Hamm,
Charlie Kingdollar,
Tad Montross,
Louis Rossouw,
Mathias Schubert,
Carlos Vairo,
Jürgen Warstat
Summary:
Topics No. 16: TREND - "The wild card" / Insurance of People with HIV - Then and now / On Life Insurance for people with HIV: A perspective on Europe - with a focus on Germany / HIV/AIDS and insurance products - Past, present and future / Class actions in Europe - The latest developments / Reinsurance in Brazil - The awakening of a giant / Rx for Rx - Pharmacies and suppliers facing potential liability for imported and counterfeit medicines / The development of General Liability Insurance in Latin America / The telephone as an underwriting tool / The Environmental Liability Directive - A challenge for the insurance industry
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Trend - "The Wild Card" - Click here to order printed copy or download PDF file (size:0.91MB)
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Issue: May, 2008 Language: English
Author:
Tad Montross
Summary:
Today more than ever, insurance is a product where companies must get the pricing correct upfront and where producing good underwriting results consistently is the only sustainable strategy. To accomplish this, understanding the three major types of trend -- loss, exposure and premium -- is crucial. This article discusses the difficulties of measuring, estimating and tracking them.
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Topics No. 15 - Click here to order printed copy or download PDF file (size:7,20MB)
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Issue: November, 2007 Language: English
Authors:
Udo Wegerhoff,
Regina Dahm-Loraing,
Wolfgang Droste,
Thomas Grollmann,
Tad Montross,
Ulrich Pasdika,
Ralf Quick
Summary:
Topics No. 15: Underwriting - Art vs. Science / Private Long-Term Care Insurance - A Trend on International Insurance Markets? / Capital Markets Model Case Act (KapMuG), WCAM, Shell and Ms. Kuneva - Class Actions in Europe. An Overview. / New Earthquake Model For Germany / Clinical Trials - A Brief Primer From a US Perspective / Value-Based Reinsurance - A Cornerstone of Value-Based Management in an Era of Solvency II / Gen Res Dread Disease Survey 2000-2004: How It Started / Initial Approaches to the Assessment of Liability Risks Arising out of the European Environmental Liability Directive and the Environmental Damage Prevention and Remediation Act in Germany
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Underwriting "Art vs. Science" (size:0.10MB)
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Issue: May, 2007 Language: English
Author:
Tad Montross
Summary:
From Topics No. 15. Underwriting insurance risk in a world of constant change has never been more challenging. Understanding the art vs.science elements of the underwriting equation is critical as we face the challenges of the future.
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