Our Perspective

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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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• Genetics and Insurance - One Perspective on Future Directions

  By Dr. John Chevers, PHG Foundation (guest contributor)|March 15, 2018|English

  Insurers understand better than most that predicting ill health is more about probability than certainty. The industry’s predictive expertise is developed from objective analysis of medical reports and claim histories. Underwriters never have...

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  Assessing Elderly Heart Disease Risk

  By Dr. John O'Brien |March 08, 2018|English | Deutsch

  The prevalence of cardiovascular disease - hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure or stroke - increases with age. Often, multiple cardiac conditions coexist with other illnesses, and this makes risk assessments for applicants aged 70 and...

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  Designing Life Insurance Application Forms Fit for Changing Times

  By Annika Tiedemann |February 27, 2018|English | Deutsch

  When filling out an application for insurance, a person typically faces questions that are comprehensive, somewhat complex, and perhaps even a barrier to getting the business done. This is particularly true of life insurance application forms dominated...

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