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  Bitcoin Mining Facilities - What Property Insurers Should Know

  By Peter Hakenen |February 24, 2021|English

  Bitcoin mining facilities are not your traditional data processing centers. Over the past decade I've had the opportunity to review the property specifications of dozens of data centers, including many cryptocurrency mining facilities. In my experience,...

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  “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday” - Possible Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Disability Insurance of Aircrews

  By Ronald Schwärzler |February 23, 2021|English | Deutsch

  Working in the cabin and cockpit of an airplane is a special job in many aspects. This is also reflected in the Disability Insurance (DI) of aircrews. The medical requirements for this group are particularly high and must be continuously met since...

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  Finding a Way Forward for Disability Income Insurance in Australia - Is IDII Functioning Sustainably Elsewhere? [Part 3 of series]

  By Robert Kerr |February 11, 2021|English

  The need to overhaul the IDII market in Australia is clear, but how are other well-developed markets faring? To try and answer that question, and to put Australia’s situation in perspective, we spoke to colleagues in the US, the UK and South Africa. The...

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  It’s National Umbrella Day - Time to Raise Your Roof!

  By Maria Slowinski |February 10, 2021|English

  At a time when pandemic and Property news dominate insurance industry headlines, sound Umbrella product management sometimes takes a back seat, despite its impact on insurers’ financial results. A healthy Umbrella program can boost retentions...

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  A Claims Perspective of P&C Issues - More of the Same to Come?

  By Glenn Frankel |February 04, 2021|English

  I joined Gen Re last May, and 2020, to say the least, was a tumultuous and challenging year, both professionally and personally. And the events at the U.S. Capitol got 2021 off to a turbulent start. But we’ll rebound, and at Gen Re we look forward...

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  Morbidity and Mortality Trends During Times of Economic Downturn

  By David Hatherell and Tanya van Niekerk |February 03, 2021|English

  The effects of the COVID‑19 pandemic have been discussed widely and in depth, with lockdown measures and restrictions on travel and trading having a severe impact on the global economy. It is therefore essential the insurance industry investigates these...

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