Our Perspective
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COVID-19 - How Intelligent Reinsurance Solutions Can Help Insurers Battle the Big Squeeze
By Dr. Jonas Kaiser September 16, 2020 English
Most industry stakeholders, including supervisory bodies, believed that it would be Life and Health carriers that would suffer the most in the event of a health pandemic. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic started to unfold, few people anticipated that non-life...
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Accelerating Innovation in Life Insurance
By Ross Campbell September 14, 2020 English Español Deutsch
This year continues to present challenges that force us all to think differently. The pandemic response promoted independent action, self-help and a heightened sense of social responsibility. This has accelerated the harnessing of technology as solutions...
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Will the COVID-19 Liability Shields Protect Your Business From Customer Lawsuits?
By Tim Fletcher September 10, 2020 English
U.S. businesses are re-opening their doors with relief and anxiety. Even if customers return to shops and restaurants, the risk of potential COVID-19 exposures and liability hangs over their operations. Businesses following the latest safety regulations...
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MINOCA - A New Type of Myocardial Infarction?
By Dr. Sandra Mitic September 03, 2020 English
A new syndrome of myocardial infarction (MI) has been defined in the clinical context over the past few years - myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Several large, international acute myocardial infarction (AMI) studies...
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Wildfire Season is Here - More Underwriting Factors and Tools to Consider [Part 2 of series]
By James Kenworthy August 24, 2020 English
In the first part of our 2020 wildfire blog series, we focused on larger insurance issues such as the nationwide exposure to wildfire outside of the Western states, as well on the value and limitations of LANDFIRE data. In this blog, we shift focus...
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Claims Management - Life on the Frontline
By Mary Enslin and Clio Lawrence August 18, 2020 English Français
Life insurance is no longer the quiet, predictable backwater it once was. In emerging and established markets everywhere, competition around product design, innovation, and customer service is rife. Meanwhile, claimants are discerning and ready to challenge...
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