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Underwriting manuals play a vital role in managing risk for insurers and reinsurers alike. Gen Re’s underwriting manuals support underwriters across the globe in their daily work by providing comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines for the assessment of multiple types of risk.
Our global expert underwriting system COMPASS is used by numerous companies and markets, processing more than 15,000 applications each day. COMPASS evaluates and underwrites Life and Disability applications. Depending on the product type, suggested underwriting actions include policy issue, request for additional information, referral to an underwriter or decline.
We believe there is more our industry can do to support people living with mental health conditions. Our passionate team of global experts is working to share their knowledge, challenge existing practices, and develop new solutions to help foster a more inclusive approach to mental health.
In a time of rapidly evolving underwriting approaches, uncertainty about future morbidity and mortality improvement, and increased insurer focus on client engagement, the Gen Re BE Academy, developed in relationship with Suffolk University professors, is designed to help our clients’ staff learn how small changes can make a big difference.
Featured events, conferences, training & education.
Event
Toronto April 23, 2025
Canadian Reinsurance Conference
Proud sponsor of the Canadian Reinsurance Conference. Michael Hughes, Regional Manager – Head of Canada Life & Health, and his team look forward to this event. Wendy Sevany and Gillian Wilhelm will present on "Trends in Avocation and Mortality Risk and Reinsurance 101".
Event
Anaheim, CA May 4 - 7, 2025
AHOU Annual Conference
Gen Re is a platinum sponsor and exhibitor of this event. A large group of our Life & Health associates will be there - and Frank Chechel, Head of Individual Life Underwriting, is on the agenda to discuss AI!
Event
Estoril May 11 - 14, 2025
ICLAM 2025
Gen Re is a proud sponsor of the International Committee for Insurance Medicine. Join the Gen Re team at our booth and listen to our speakers Dr. Ning Qing and Dr. Sandra Mitic.
Event
Aqaba May 11 - 14, 2025
10th Aqaba Int'l Insurance Conference
Gen Re is proud to be a sponsor of this year's Aqaba conference "Bridging Insurance Future with Technology". Meet Dr. Mazen Abouchakra, Regional Director, East Mediterranean, Northern Europe, North Africa and his team.
Event
Ontario/Canada May 14, 2025
Southwest Ontario Underwriting Club Meeting
How can we approach Underwriting without the medical records we’d typically require and still provide balanced risk assessments? Our experts Dr. Loraine Oman-Ganes and David Hatherell will discuss how to "Take the Leap" sharing case examples, tips and trends, and discuss Pricing/Product implications.
Event
Cologne May 12 - 16, 2025
Actuarial Course - Cologne
Gen Re Event - The Actuarial Course provides a solid foundation in core actuarial techniques and recent product trends to equip young professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to design and price attractive insurance products.
Event
Birmingham May 19 - 20, 2025
LUCID
Life Underwriting, Claims & Insurance Doctors is the leading protection industry conference in the UK and Ireland. Gen Re's Peter Temple, Head of Segment Life/Health Canada, SA, Australia, NZ, UK & Ireland, is speaking at the event on The risk of new risk - dynamic propositions for an unprecedented time.
Event
Singapore May 19 - 23, 2025
Actuarial Course - Singapore
Gen Re Event - Innovation meets expertise in the dynamic world of insurance. The course addresses the needs of actuaries with varying backgrounds and years of experience, and provides a solid foundation of both core actuarial techniques and up-to-date product trends in Life/Health insurance.
Event
Toronto June 9 - 10, 2025
Canadian Institute of Underwriters - Annual Meeting
Join Gen Re at this insightful gathering of insurance professionals. Our speakers at this conference are Dr. Loraine Oman-Ganes, Chief Medical Officer – Global Claims, Stuart McAlister, Assistant General Counsel and Shawn James, Chief Underwriting Officer - Life & Health Canada.
Webinar
Virtual June 18, 2025
Underwriting Consistency – Risk Assessment in a World of Rules and Biases
Gen Re Spotlights Client Series Evidence-based and consistent underwriting in line with values, goals and past decisions is not always an easy and straightforward task. This webinar explores measures and mitigation strategies to foster underwriting consistency.
Event
Toronto June 19 - 20, 2025
Canadian Institute of Actuaries Annual Conference
CIA celebrates 60 years of actuarial excellence. At this year's conference, Gen Re's Dr. Loraine Oman-Ganes and David Hatherell will present on "Hot Topics in Longevity", and Gillian Wilhelm will present on "Mortality Trends".
Training
Cologne June 23 - 26, 2025
Certified Underwriting Specialist - Module 2
Gen Re Event Module 2 of the CII accredited Gen Re Medical Underwriting Programme focuses on infectious, endocrine, and gastrointestinal diseases in Life and CI insurance. As non-medical topic we’ll additionally discuss avocational risks.
Training courses for underwriters and claims assessors.
Longevity can be seen as a societal achievement, but it can also become a risk. Using the new 2nd Order Base Mortality Table (PER2020) for Spain, we look at these new mortality assumptions to better understand its implications for the insurance sector.
For further information, please contact Andres Webersinke.
