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Life Insurers Warm to Predictive Modeling Tools

By Joe Atamaniuk|February 13, 2014|English

Gen Re has followed up on its 2010 survey to find out how the use of predictive analytics is developing in the life insurance industry. Our latest research shows that predictive modeling (PM) is taking off in the U.S. individual life product market,...
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Going Deeper Into German Data Pools

By Karin Brendel|January 29, 2014|English

Gen Re maintains three data pools for the German Life/Health market covering mortality, disability and annuity sales. By monitoring these important life insurance products, we can uncover trends relating to morbidity, mortality and incidence rates as...
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Thoughts on Group Insurance - A New Year's Resolution

By Drew King|January 24, 2014|English

Readers of this blog have probably noticed a recurring theme when I write about the challenges facing the group insurance industry: Most (but not all) group insurance companies have very little data about the individuals covered by their plans. They...
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Survey Shines a Light on Life Insurers’ ERM Practices

By Joe Atamaniuk|January 14, 2014|English

Our first Enterprise Risk Management Survey of life insurers was launched a year ago, and we have just recently finished touring the U.S. to review the results with our clients. The survey is a resource to them - providing some useful insights into...
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Bringing Big Data Under Control

By Sabine Fahrig|December 18, 2013|English

Big Data promises to make a huge difference to insurance companies in the context of marketing, underwriting and claims management. Today, capturing, storing and harnessing huge volumes of personal data on clients has become a priority, especially for...
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Critical Illness Compliance Issues

By Steve Rowley|July 23, 2013|English

Working through the filing process and addressing various state objections can be a daunting and frustrating task for nearly any insurance product. In the case of Critical Illness (CI) insurance, this task is compounded in many states by their inexperience...
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