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Peering Into the Crystal Ball – What Will Social Inflation Hold for the Future? [Part 5 of 5-Part Series]

By Tim Fletcher |September 08, 2021|English

This is part five of our five-part series – in partnership with NAMIC – examining social inflation and its impact on insurers. As society continues its halting emergence from the COVID‑19 pandemic, court activity has resumed. With that...
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Generation Z and Insurance – What Brings Stability in Life? On the Hunt for Guidelines, Role Models and Anchor Points [Video]

By Friedrich Müller |August 26, 2021|English | Deutsch

In our anniversary year, Gen Re has chosen to focus on a range of topics that are going to become increasingly important to the insurance industry over the next few years. One of these is the coming of age of Generation Z (i.e., people currently aged...
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Social Inflation – A Claims Perspective [Part 4 of 5-Part Series]

By Glenn Frankel and Tim Fletcher |July 28, 2021|English

This is part four of a five-part series – in association with NAMIC – examining social inflation and its impact on insurers. Part five will cover Emerging Issues. Social inflation is seemingly being discussed everywhere, from news articles...
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Social Inflation Is Complicated and Costly – The Products Liability Paradox [Part 3 of 5-Part Series]

By Christopher Mackeprang |July 07, 2021|English

This is part three of a five-part series – in partnership with NAMIC – examining social inflation and its impact on insurers. Future parts will cover Claims and Emerging Issues. As social inflation has been more widely examined in recent...
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Why ESG Spells Big Changes Ahead For Insurers

By Alexander Eistert |June 17, 2021|English | Deutsch

The year 2020 was the warmest in Europe since weather recordkeeping began in the mid‑19th century. Extreme weather events are also on the rise, causing a multitude of severe natural disasters. It is hardly surprising that concern over climate change...
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Social Inflation Is Complicated and Costly – Legal and Regulatory Changes [Part 2 of 5-Part Series]

By Andrew Gifford |June 09, 2021|English

This is part two of a five-part series – in partnership with NAMIC – examining social inflation and its impact on insurers. Future parts will cover Actuarial, Claims and Emerging Issues. In the U.S., the Property and Casualty insurance...
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