Our Perspective
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The U.S. Critical Illness Market Remains Strong
By Kayla Rooney December 11, 2020 English
The results from our latest annual U.S. Critical Illness Insurance Market Survey are worth a look as favorable trends continue. 46 companies participated in this year’s survey, with the results representing 81 products that are currently in the...
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Ransomware, COVID-19 and Cyber Insurance - The Big Disconnect
By Molly Corbett December 09, 2020 English
How is it that 76% of small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. experienced a cyberattack in 2019, and yet only 31% had Cyber insurance a year later? With the sharp increase in ransomware and online attacks aimed at employees working from home,...
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COVID-19 Crisis - Forecast for UK Income Protection Market to Remain Cloudy
By Joan Coverson December 03, 2020 English
The Income Protection (IP) market should brace itself for more COVID-19-related claims, as the second wave of the pandemic continues to unfold and the government’s job retention schemes gradually unwind. An indication of the profound uncertainty...
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Cigarettes - Why One-a-Day Won’t Keep the Doctor Away
By Ross Campbell December 01, 2020 English
Many smokers of five-a-day or fewer cigarettes, or those who have cut down while trying to stop, believe the occasional cigarette causes them little or no harm. Dual users of vaping products and tobacco also imagine their lowered intake of smoke reduces...
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Exploring the Mental Health App Maze
By Andrew Mills and Johannes Schmidt November 24, 2020 English Deutsch
When Apple registered a trademark for the slogan “There’s an app for that.” back in 2010, who could have foreseen just how many apps would be created - and for every imaginable need. With such a big focus on wellness in recent years,...
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Finding a Way Forward for Disability Income Insurance in Australia - Embarking on a Sustainability Journey [Part 1 of series]
By Viviane Murphy November 18, 2020 English
Australia’s Individual Disability Income Insurance (IDII) market is facing challenges that must be addressed without delay. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has mandated that Life companies must urgently improve the performance and...
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