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5 Things I Learned at the SOA LT100 Symposium

By Jean-Marc Fix |February 27, 2020|English

At the Living to 100 Symposium, I enjoyed the Orlando, Florida January weather but, more importantly, the fellowship that makes this symposium extra special for everyone, not just for actuaries. Now the organizing committee is busy reading reviews and...
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Group Medical EOI - U.S. Benchmarking Survey Identifies Underwriting Challenges

By Joe Iannetti |February 11, 2020|English

In the fourth quarter of 2019, Gen Re released the results of our Group Medical Evidence of Insurability Underwriting Survey. The survey focused on how companies staff for and process their Evidence of Insurability (EOI) applications; it included Group...
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Understanding Viral Hepatitis - What’s Relevant to Underwriting?

By Dr. Sandra Mitic and Annika Tiedemann |January 23, 2020|English | Français

Prevalence, current therapies and prevention are the key themes for insurers that are reviewing their approach to applications with a history of viral hepatitis. As its name suggests, viral hepatitis is the term used to describe diffuse inflammation...
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A Sneak Preview of the SOA’s Living to 100 Symposium

By Jean-Marc Fix |December 16, 2019|English

The highlights of the SOA’s Living to 100 symposium next month will no doubt include the keynote speakers and panelist discussions. Since registration is now open, I thought I’d share an overview of some of the topics - and anyone on the...
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Exercise Is Good for You - But How Much Prolongs Healthy Life?

By Ross Campbell |December 10, 2019|English | Français | Español | Deutsch

I bought a new mountain bike this summer. I already had two perfectly good bicycles chained up in the garage, but there’s nothing like a new toy to get you motivated. Hitting the trails these days involves monitoring my data. I’m interested...
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Inexpensive Changes to Prevent Costly Life Insurance Fraud

By Mary Enslin |December 09, 2019|English

Fraud costs insurers a huge amount of money every year. In the U.S., recent estimates for the cost of insurance fraud ranges from USD14 billion to USD80 billion across Life/Health and Property/Casualty classes.1 Meanwhile in the UK, the Association...
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