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  COVID-19 Crisis - Forecast for UK Income Protection Market to Remain Cloudy

  By Joan Coverson |December 03, 2020|English

  The Income Protection (IP) market should brace itself for more COVID-19-related claims, as the second wave of the pandemic continues to unfold and the government’s job retention schemes gradually unwind. An indication of the profound uncertainty...

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  Cigarettes - Why One-a-Day Won’t Keep the Doctor Away

  By Ross Campbell |December 01, 2020|English

  Many smokers of five-a-day or fewer cigarettes, or those who have cut down while trying to stop, believe the occasional cigarette causes them little or no harm. Dual users of vaping products and tobacco also imagine their lowered intake of smoke reduces...

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  Exploring the Mental Health App Maze

  By Andrew Mills and Johannes Schmidt |November 24, 2020|English | Deutsch

  When Apple registered a trademark for the slogan “There’s an app for that.” back in 2010, who could have foreseen just how many apps would be created - and for every imaginable need. With such a big focus on wellness in recent years,...

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  Finding a Way Forward for Disability Income Insurance in Australia - Embarking on a Sustainability Journey [Part 1 of series]

  By Viviane Murphy |November 18, 2020|English

  Australia’s Individual Disability Income Insurance (IDII) market is facing challenges that must be addressed without delay. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has mandated that Life companies must urgently improve the performance and...

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  Medicare Supplement - A Growing but Challenging Market [Infographic]

  By Steve Woods and Mike Fullerton |November 17, 2020|English

  The number of Medicare beneficiaries continues to grow every year, and this growth creates an expanding Medicare Supplement opportunity. Medicare Supplement is now a $34 billion market, with new sales in 2019 reaching $4.8 billion. This growth along...

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  Social Inflation - Measures of Wealth and Income Inequality Warrant Attention From Underwriters

  By Christopher Mackeprang |November 16, 2020|English

  Our friends at Assured Research, LLC are known for their insightful “Assured Briefing” publication, which emphasizes data-driven analysis and actionability for insurers. We found the following article - that explores U.S. social inflation...

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