Our Perspective

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  Sugar and Fat – and Diet Research

  By Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA |July 12, 2018|English

  While we know that sugar is a key element of the obesity equation, it’s difficult to design a perfect diet because biochemical pathways and their communication with the brain do not necessarily translate to the combination of motivation and weight...

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  The Rise in Sugar Consumption in the U.S. – and the Obesity Equation

  By Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA |June 05, 2018|English

  For years, sweets were marketed as innocuous treats for kids whose only drawback was cavities if you did not brush your teeth properly. A more nefarious role was alluded to much earlier: in the early 1900s, a British physician stationed in India, Sir...

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  Smokeless Fuels the Tobacco Debate

  By Ross Campbell |May 17, 2018|English

  More than ever, people are shunning tobacco. In England, adult smoking prevalence fell to 15.5% in 2016. Although smoking is declining worldwide, it is on the rise in Eastern Mediterranean and African regions. Despite its dwindling popularity in many...

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  Evolving Risk in Occupational Lung Disease

  By Dr. Chris Ball |May 02, 2018|English | Français

  World Asthma Day (1 May) is an annual event organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. The risks to the lungs from inhaling foreign substances while at work have been known since the Romans...

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  Organ Transplantation - Improving Life and Reducing Risk

  By Dr. Sara Kannampuzha |April 26, 2018|English

  For some people, an organ transplant is a last hope. Their lives can be saved when doctors replace their damaged organs and tissues with healthy ones from living or deceased donors. Millions of people's sight has been restored with corneal transplants....

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  Underwriting Ratings for Auto Racing - Revisited

  By Cecil Ramotar |April 23, 2018|English

  Oval track racing has one of the largest participant bases for auto racing within the U.S. - and Gen Re’s North America Life underwriters have recently completed a detailed analysis of activity on these tracks which lead to a revision of our rating...

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