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Gen Re Research publications are another way we deliver underwriting expertise to clients. Gen Re's wealth of knowledge on various matters related to insurance and reinsurance issues is available to our clients on a global basis in several languages. Our aim is to deliver timely insights prepared by our specialists on topics that are most important to you. From mining risks to uninsured motorists to building contractors, we stay current with developments affecting the risks you write. Through our publications, we add to the ways we share that information with you.

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   Gen Re LifeHealth Insurance issues -- Elderly Risks

Issue: May, 2008   Language: English
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Eric Golus,  Laura Vecchione,  Philip Velazquez
Summary: This publication is a collection of articles related to elderly insurance risks. With Gen Re LifeHealth's long-time interest, pioneering efforts and research, we have earned the reputation as an expert in this field.

Risk Insights® - Vol 11, No. 2 - Medical Issues, Part 1 - Click here to order printed copy or download PDF file  (size: 0,36MB)

Issue: May, 2007   Language: English
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Chris Ball,  Ian Cox,  Adela de Loizaga Carney,  Theresa Feer,  Raymond Gill
Summary: International Congress of Insurance Medicine (ICLAM) / The Metabolic Syndrome / PSA for Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: Predictive Value, Sensitivity and Specificity / Rheumatoid Arthritis / Insurance Aspects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) / Underwriting Valve Disorders / Inside Gen Re LifeHealth

Risk Insights® - Vol 11, No. 2 - Médical, 1ère partie (Medical Issues, Part 1) - Click here to order printed copy or download PDF file  (size: 0,78MB)

Issue: May, 2007   Language: Français
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Chris Ball,  Ian Cox,  Adela de Loizaga Carney,  Theresa Feer,  Raymond Gill
Summary: International Congress of Insurance Medicine (ICLAM) / Syndrome métabolique / Le PSA dans le diagnostic du cancer de la prostate : valeur prédictive, sensibilité et spécificité / Polyarthrite rhumatoïde / La bronchopneumopathie chronique obstructive (BPCO) du point de vue de l'assurance / Les valvulopathies en sélection des risques / L'actualité de Gen Re LifeHealth
(International Congress of Insurance Medicine (ICLAM) / The Metabolic Syndrome / PSA for Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: Predictive Value, Sensitivity and Specificity / Rheumatoid Arthritis / Insurance Aspects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) / Underwriting Valve Disorders / Inside Gen Re LifeHealth)

Risk Insights® - Vol 11, No. 3 - Medical Issues, Part 2 - Click here to order printed copy or download PDF file  (size: 0,39MB)

Issue: August, 2007   Language: English
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Bernhard Balg,  Martina Buck-Lacombe,  Ian Cox,  Patrick O'Brien,  Robert Ostermann-Myrau,  Laura Vecchione
Summary: The Use of Functional Assessment to Underwrite the Elderly Market / The Hidden Risk of Problem Gambling / The Insurance Eletrocardiogram - Do we need it? / Markers of Renal Disease and Cardiovascular Risk / Autoimmune Disease - When the Body Fights Itself / Inside Gen Re LifeHealth

Risk Insights® - Vol. 11, No. 3 - Médical, 2ème partie  (size: 0,62MB)

Issue: August, 2007   Language: Français
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Bernhard Balg,  Martina Buck-Lacombe,  Ian Cox,  Patrick O'Brien,  Robert Ostermann-Myrau,  Laura Vecchione
Summary: Population âgée : l'évaluation fonctionnelle en sélection des risques / Les risques cachés des conduites de jeu problématiques / L'épreuve d'effort en sélection desrisques : à utiliser à bon escient / Marqueurs rénaux et risque cardiovasculaire / Maladies auto-immunes - Quand le corps attaque ses propres cellules / L'actualité de Gen Re LifeHealth

Risk Insights® - Vol. 12, Nr. 4 - Click here to order printed copy or download PDF file  (size: 0,76MB)

Issue: December, 2008   Language: English
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Chris Ball,  Michael Clift,  Lorna McLaren,  Ralph Price
Summary: Contents: Driving Criticism and Motor Vehicle Records  Trends, Technology and Terminology; Recurrent PSA After Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer: Implications of PSA Doubling Time; Pilot's Loss of License Cover; Depression and Suicide Risk; Inside Gen Re LifeHealth

Risk Insights® - Vol. 6, No. 4, 财务核保 (Financial Underwriting)  (size: 4.39MB)

Issue: November, 2002   Language: 简体
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Eugene Dean,  Dave Nicholas,  Dirk Nieder,  Stephen Rowley,  Peter Sauer,  Andres Webersinke
Summary: 本期《保险观察》集中讨论财务核保。讨论文章包括:大额保险的核保;从英国、日本及东南亚国家的角度看特定市场的财务核保;美国的财务核保现况;失能收入保障保险市场的财务分析方面的现况及挑战;“长期护理险需要财务核保吗?”;"GeneralCologne Re宣布退推出北美寿险核保手册重大修订版"。
This issue of Risk Insights® features a discussion on Financial Underwriting. Topics discussed are Large Case Underwriting, A UK Perspective, Country-Specific Needs for Financial Underwriting, A Japanese perspective and ASEAN Perspective, Financial Underwriting in the U.S., Current Practices and Challenges of Financial Analysis in the Disability Income Market, Financial Underwriting for Disability Income Insurance, Does Long Term Care need Financial Underwriting, and GeneralCologne RE Announces Major Update of North American Life Underwriting Manual.

Risk Insights® - Vol. 6, No. 4, Financial Underwriting  (size: 0.27MB)

Issue: November, 2002   Language: English
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Eugene Dean,  Dave Nicholas,  Dirk Nieder,  Stephen Rowley,  Peter Sauer,  Andres Webersinke
Summary: This issue of Risk Insights features a discussion on Financial Underwriting. Topics discussed are Large Case Underwriting, A UK Perspective, Country-Specific Needs for Financial Underwriting, A Japanese perspective and ASEAN Perspective, Financial Underwriting in the U.S., Current Practices and Challenges of Financial Analysis in the Disability Income Market, Financial Underwriting for Disability Income Insurance, Does Long Term Care need Financial Underwriting, and GeneralCologne RE Announces Major Update of North American Life Underwriting Manual.

Risk Insights® - Vol. 6, No. 4, Financial Underwriting  (size: 0.12MB)

Issue: November, 2002   Language: 日本語
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Eugene Dean,  Dave Nicholas,  Dirk Nieder,  Stephen Rowley,  Peter Sauer,  Andres Webersinke
Summary: Vol. 6, No. 4 This issue of Risk Insights® features a discussion on Financial Underwriting. Topics discussed are Large Case Underwriting, A UK Perspective, Country-Specific Needs for Financial Underwriting, A Japanese perspective and ASEAN Perspective, Financial Underwriting in the U.S., Current Practices and Challenges of Financial Analysis in the Disability Income Market, Financial Underwriting for Disability Income Insurance, Does Long Term Care need Financial Underwriting, and GeneralCologne RE Announces Major Update of North American Life Underwriting Manual. (Note - This Japanese version is the translation of selected articles from the English original. Some of the articles described in this summary may not be included.)

Risk Insights® - Vol. 6, No. 4, Sélection financière (Financial Underwriting)  (size: 3,85MB)

Issue: November, 2002   Language: Français
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Eugene Dean,  Dave Nicholas,  Dirk Nieder,  Stephen Rowley,  Peter Sauer,  Andres Webersinke
Summary: Ce numéro traite de sélection financière. Nous y retrouvons les articles suivants:
Gros capitaux: coup de projecteur sur le Royaume-Uni / Spécificités régionales de la sélection financière: le Japon / Sélection et tarification financière aux Etats Unis / Spécificité régionale de la sélection financière: les pays de l'ASEAN / Le marché australien de l'assurance incapacité-invalidité: pratiques et enjeux de l'analyse financière / Sélection et tarification financière en assurance incapacité-invalidité / De l'utilité de la sélection financière en assurance dépendance / Le nouveau guide de tarification vie de GeneralCologne Re pour le marché nord-américain
(This issue of Risk Insights® features a discussion on Financial Underwriting. Topics discussed are: Large Case Underwriting, A UK Perspective / Country-Specific Needs for Financial Underwriting / A Japanese perspective and ASEAN Perspective / Financial Underwriting in the U.S. / Current Practices and Challenges of Financial Analysis in the Disability Income Market / Financial Underwriting for Disability Income Insurance / Does Long Term Care need Financial Underwriting / GeneralCologne Re Announces Major Update of North American Life Underwriting Manual)

Risk Insights® - Vol. 7, No. 3, 电子核保技术 (Electronic Underwriting Technologies)  (size: 8.17MB)

Issue: August, 2003   Language: 简体
Authors: Thomas Hartlett,  Thomas Ashley,  Joe Atamaniuk,  Ross Campbell,  Therese Droste,  Sabine Fischer-Hamm,  Tony Forte,  Stephen Rowley,  Peter Sauer
Summary: 本期《保险观察》主要讨论Gen Re的核保技术。这种技术有助于我们的客户迅速作出准确连贯的核保决定。而另一篇文章则介紹了FacWorld, 通过此服务,保险公司可以通过互联网向Gen Re 提交个案,并可以获得大量有用的信息。其它文章一一介绍我们针对人寿保险、重大疾病保险、长期护理保险和残障收入附加保险产品所编制的电子版的核保核保手册。
This issue of Risk Insights® focuses on Gen Re electronic technologies that help our clients make rapid, accurate and consistent underwriting decisions. The lead article discusses COMPASS, a product designed to provide immediate underwriting decisions on life, income protection, accident, long term care, and dread disease applications. Another highlights FacWorld, a service that enables insurers to submit cases to Gen Re via the Internet and access a host of useful data sources. Also featured are discussions of our electronic underwriting manuals for life, critical illness, long term care, and disability income rider products.

Risk Insights® - Vol. 7, No. 3, Electronic Underwriting Technologies  (size: 0.87MB)

Issue: August, 2003   Language: English
Authors:  Thomas Ashley,  Joe Atamaniuk,  Ross Campbell,  Therese Droste,  Sabine Fischer-Hamm,  Tony Forte,  Stephen Rowley,  Peter Sauer
Summary: Vol. 7, No. 3, August 2003 - This issue of Risk Insights focuses on Gen Re electronic technologies that help our clients make rapid, accurate and consistent underwriting decisions. The lead article discusses COMPASS, a product designed to provide immediate underwriting decisions on life, income protection, accident, long term care, and dread disease applications. Another highlights FacWorld, a service that enables insurers to submit cases to Gen Re via the Internet and access a host of useful data sources. Also featured are discussions of our electronic underwriting manuals for life, critical illness, long term care, and disability income rider products.

Risk Insights® - Vol. 7, No. 3, Electronic Underwriting Technologies  (size: 0.89MB)

Issue: August, 2003   Language: 日本語
Authors: Thomas Hartlett,  Thomas Ashley,  Joe Atamaniuk,  Ross Campbell,  Therese Droste,  Sabine Fischer-Hamm,  Tony Forte,  Stephen Rowley,  Peter Sauer
Summary: This issue of Risk Insights® focuses on GeneralCologne Re electronic technologies that help our clients make rapid, accurate and consistent underwriting decisions. The lead article discusses COMPASS, a product designed to provide immediate underwriting decisions on life, income protection, accident, long term care, and dread disease applications. Another highlights FacWorld, a service that enables insurers to submit cases to GeneralCologne Re via the Internet and access a host of useful data sources. Also featured are discussions of our electronic underwriting manuals for life, critical illness, long term care, and disability income rider products.

Risk Insights® - Vol. 8, No. 3, 老年人保险 (Elderly Risks)  (size: 0.99MB)

Issue: August, 2004   Language: 简体
Authors: Robert Pokorski,  Thomas Ashley,  Dirk Nieder,  Ulrich Pasdika,  Philip Velazquez
Summary: 本期的《保险观察》重点讨论老年人风险。文章包括GREAT老年人风险评估,私人长期护理保险,老年人产品市场及老年人冠心病的情况。
This issue of Risk Insights features a discussion on Elderly Risks. Topics discussed are GREAT Risk Assessment in the Elderly, Private Long Term Care Protection, Products in the Elderly Market, and Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly.

Risk Insights® - Vol. 8, No. 3, 老年人保險 (Elderly Risks)  (size: 1.00MB)

Issue: August, 2004   Language: 繁體
Authors: Robert Pokorski,  Thomas Ashley,  Dirk Nieder,  Ulrich Pasdika,  Philip Velazquez
Summary: 本期的《保險觀察》重點討論老年人風險。文章包括GREAT老年人風險評估,私人長期護理保險,老年人産品市場及老年人冠心病的情况。
This issue of Risk Insights features a discussion on Elderly Risks. Topics discussed are GREAT Risk Assessment in the Elderly, Private Long Term Care Protection, Products in the Elderly Market, and Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly.

Risk Insights® - Vol. 8, No. 3, Elderly Risks  (size: 0.71MB)

Issue: August, 2004   Language: English
Authors: Robert Pokorski,  Thomas Ashley,  Dirk Nieder,  Ulrich Pasdika,  Philip Velazquez
Summary: This issue of Risk Insights features a discussion on Elderly Risks. Topics discussed are GREAT Risk Assessment in the Elderly, Private Long Term Care Protection, Products in the Elderly Market, and Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly.

Risk Insights® - Vol. 8, No. 3, Elderly Risks  (size: 0.19MB)

Issue: August, 2004   Language: 日本語
Authors: Robert Pokorski,  Thomas Ashley,  Dirk Nieder,  Ulrich Pasdika,  Philip Velazquez
Summary: This issue of Risk Insights features a discussion on Elderly Risks. Topics discussed are GREAT Risk Assessment in the Elderly, Private Long Term Care Protection, Products in the Elderly Market, and Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly.

Risk Insights® - Vol. 8, No. 3, Les risques chez les seniors (Elderly Risks)  (size: 0.64MB)

Issue: August, 2004   Language: Français
Authors: Robert Pokorski,  Thomas Ashley,