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Preventing Relapse in Depression – An Evidence-Based Approach

By Dr. Chris Ball and Mary Enslin |January 20, 2022|English

Depressive illnesses often have a relapsing course. A person experiencing the first episode of depression has a 50% likelihood of experiencing another. Of those, 70% will experience a third, with the majority experiencing a further episode.1 This poses...
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The Impact of Diabetes on Mental Health

By Dr. Chris Ball |November 15, 2021|English

The existence of a relationship between diabetes, in all its forms, and a wide variety of mental health disorders, is widely acknowledged. Individuals who experience depressive episodes are between 40% and 60% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes...
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Is Dyslexia a Red Flag for Underwriters?

By Dr. Katharina Dorn and Ben Quilter |November 03, 2021|English

Dyslexia and dyscalculia are relatively common developmental disorders that can present in many ways. They are usually mild forms with no real impact on daily life, but they can also be severe conditions that cause persistent struggles in school and...
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Key Drivers of Mortality – The Latest Research

By Jean-Marc Fix |October 27, 2021|English

As we’re well into the second year of the pandemic, mortality is front page news. This topic, normally of interest only to a few demographers and actuaries, is now top of mind for many. But before COVID took its rightful place on the front pages,...
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How Insurers Can Use Behavioral Economics Approaches to Make Improvements – Bringing BE to the Forefront

By Keith Brown and Heidi Alpren |October 07, 2021|English

At Gen Re, we often talk about ways to actively utilize Behavioral Economics (BE) approaches – in fact, one of our favorite catchphrases is “putting BE into action.” Implementing these important tools can help insurers in many ways,...
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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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