Our Perspective

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  Peering Into the Crystal Ball – What Will Social Inflation Hold for the Future? [Part 5 of 5-Part Series]

  By Tim Fletcher |September 08, 2021|English

  This is part five of our five-part series – in partnership with NAMIC – examining social inflation and its impact on insurers. As society continues its halting emergence from the COVID‑19 pandemic, court activity has resumed. With that...

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  Accident Insurance – a Great Complement to Critical Illness Insurance

  By Kayla Rooney |September 02, 2021|English

  With open enrollment around the corner, a popular form of supplemental insurance selected will be Accident insurance. Accident insurance, an indemnity-based product often sold at the worksite, pays scheduled benefits for accident or injury-based ailments....

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  Our Group Term Life Market Survey – Focusing on the Positive, Despite Negative Sales Results

  By Mike Fullerton |September 01, 2021|English

  Last year, we were pleased to report a rebound for the U.S. Group Term Life (GTL) industry, with a moderate 5% increase in new combined GTL and AD&D sales premium for 2019, as compared to 2018. However, just as companies were reporting these positive...

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  Generation Z and Insurance – What Brings Stability in Life? On the Hunt for Guidelines, Role Models and Anchor Points [Video]

  By Friedrich Müller |August 26, 2021|English | Deutsch

  In our anniversary year, Gen Re has chosen to focus on a range of topics that are going to become increasingly important to the insurance industry over the next few years. One of these is the coming of age of Generation Z (i.e., people currently aged...

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  Recent Case Offers Guidance on Time-Limit and Policy-Limit Settlement Demands

  By Paul Kelejian |August 17, 2021|English

  One of the biggest challenges that U.S. claim departments face is dealing with time-limit and policy-limit settlement demands from plaintiffs’ attorneys. We see clients confronted with such demands all the time. The plaintiffs’ bar pushes...

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  China’s Healthcare Market Is Booming, With Ecosystems Taking Shape

  By Ning Qing and Boyuan Qiu |August 10, 2021|English

  With a compound annual insurance premium growth rate of over 30% for six consecutive years, RMB817.3 billion-worth of premium recorded for 2020 and RMB2 trillion anticipated for 2025, the health insurance market in China continues to outpace all other...

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