Our Perspective

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  The Medical Treatment of COVID-19 - Where Do Things Stand Today?

  By Dr. Sandra Mitic |April 23, 2020|English | Deutsch

  Viruses are tiny organic structures that are able to invade human cells and multiply inside them. The host cells are either destroyed or at least prevented from performing their normal metabolic functions. As the replication mechanism of most viruses...

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  If Miles Driven Are Down, Why Are U.S. Auto Crash Rates Up?

  By Tim Fletcher |April 22, 2020|English

  With most of America’s personal autos parked as owners “shelter in place” and limit social contact because of the coronavirus pandemic, many insurance companies have returned billions in partial premiums for policy periods that will...

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  Working From Home? Don’t Let Cyber Criminals Break In

  By John Connors |April 16, 2020|English | Chinese

  As companies around the world operate on a recommended work-from-home basis, or with their offices closed entirely, most organizations have more people working at home than at any time in their histories. People with limited to no work-from-home experience...

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  Underwriting Considerations During the COVID-19 Crisis - Will the Rules for Clinical Trials be Relaxed?

  By Alexander Eistert |April 09, 2020|English | Chinese

  The latest figures on the COVID-19 pandemic make for alarming reading. At the time of writing, 1,484,811 people around the world were infected with the virus and 88,537 people have died.1 No other topic is dominating the headlines quite like the coronavirus,...

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  Wisconsin Requires Coverage for Food Delivery Services - What Does This Mean for the Insurance Industry?

  By Tim Fletcher |March 30, 2020|English

  In what could be a sign of a growing trend, last Monday the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) issued an order that prohibits insurers from denying a claim solely because the insured was delivering food for a restaurant closed because...

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  CEA Screening - Useful in Life & Health Underwriting?

  By Dr. Thomas Ashley |March 26, 2020|English

  Some insurers have added the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) blood test to the laboratory screening profile for Life and Health insurance applications, and some of our U.S. clients have asked for advice on whether to adopt this test. Every test has repercussions...

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