Our Perspective

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  Treating Ageing to Extend a Healthy Lifespan

  By Beata Puls |December 20, 2017|English

  Life expectancy has increased remarkably in the last few decades. The number of people living to or even beyond age 100 is expected to increase. This puts ageing at centre stage alongside healthy life expectancy – meaning the years an ageing person...

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  Cyber Education Matters – The Link to Insurance Sales

  By Molly Corbett and Mindy Pollack |December 19, 2017|English

  At the close of our cyber risk training programs for insurers and agents, we are often struck with one overriding observation: how much agents and carriers value cyber education. The follow-up questions are numerous and many agents linger just to talk...

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  Stroke in Younger Adults - Have Improvements Reached Their Limit?

  By Dr. Chris Ball |December 18, 2017|English

  Age remains the most consistent risk factor for ischaemic stroke. Surprisingly then an estimated 10% of diagnoses are now seen in people below the age of 50. In many countries vigorous management of vascular risk coupled to improved stroke services...

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  P&C Insurance - Analytics Maturity Evolution

  By Upendra Belhe |December 13, 2017|English

  It is true that P&C insurance carriers have been embarking on the exciting journey of building predictive models. Many small to mid-size P&C carriers have admitted to the trend and are increasingly building their capabilities to nurture and...

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  Marijuana, the Workplace and EPLI - Clearing the Haze

  By Mindy Pollack |December 05, 2017|English

  With 2.4 million Americans (and counting) holding medical marijuana cards, employers are bound to encounter workplace problems like this one: A business extends a job offer to the most promising applicant. She accepts the offer and proactively alerts...

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  Thinking About the Cognitive Bias of Loss Aversion in Underwriting

  By John Thiel |November 29, 2017|English

  On the surface it may seem redundant to think that underwriters are averse to loss. After all, our job is to make sure the policies we write for our respective companies earn more in premium than the claims and expense dollars that are paid. Yet, the...

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