Our Perspective

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  Unexpected Brain MRI Findings - A Headache You Didn’t Know You Had

  By Dr. Chris Ball |August 22, 2017|English

  It should be no surprise that a visit to a doctor can reveal something is wrong. After all, most who define themselves as unwell expect a medical explanation based on the best available diagnostic technology. Unfortunately, the increasing use of imaging...

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  What Drives People to Self-Harm and What Does it Mean for Insurers?

  By Ross Campbell |July 25, 2017|English

  When thinking about self-harm, we most associate it with youth. More than half of 11-14 year olds and eight out of ten 18-21 year olds have self-harmed - or know someone who has - according to the results of a UK poll undertaken during 2015.1 The number...

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  How Changes in Neurological Disorder Treatments Can Affect Claims

  By Dr. Chris Ball |July 20, 2017|English

  Brain disorders contribute significantly to disability figures throughout the world, adding more Disability-Adjusted Life Years than HIV or ischaemic heart disease. Many of these disorders have a young age of onset leading to long periods of disability...

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  Can Big Data Spell the End of Uncertainty?

  By Bernhard Wolters |July 17, 2017|English

  Big data applications are increasingly shaping our everyday lives, making trends more transparent and patterns more predictable. Like insurance, science, notably medicine, is equally subject to the novel possibilities and demands resulting from big...

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  Assessing Terminal Illness Claims – How Inaccurate Survival Estimates Present a Challenge

  By Mary Enslin |June 27, 2017|English

  Advances in medicine and public health improvements have dramatically altered not only how people live but also how they die, leading to increases in life expectancy in most parts of the world. We can predict a dramatic rise in the numbers of people...

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  Insurers Must Adapt to the Demands of the Information World

  By Ross Campbell |June 14, 2017|English

  New, technology-driven changes in the ways people live their lives are prompting revolutions across industries. The insurance sector must adapt to these changing needs if it is to remain relevant to customers. The power and popularity of wearable technology...

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