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Modeling Mortality at Older Ages - Benefits and Challenges

By Jean-Marc Fix |August 19, 2019|English | Español

When one looks at a curve of the mortality rates by age in developed countries, we notice a very regular pattern. Especially the middle-age groups - age 30 to 70+, for example - seem to have close to an exponential curve in mortality rates. This observation,...
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Genetic Testing Put Under the Microscope

By Dr. John O'Brien |August 13, 2019|English | Français

Genetic testing is becoming more accessible and commonplace, with new genetic links to diseases regularly being identified. However, the many constraints on the use of predictive genetic tests in insurance means that the easy availability of direct...
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Beyond Dram Shop Exposures - 7 Additional Liability Considerations for Craft Alcohol Business

By Maria Slowinski |August 12, 2019|English

When restaurant or bar operations are considered for insurance, we automatically think about fires, liquor liability and workers' compensation. That is a tried and true start. But underwriters beware! Breweries, wineries and distilleries present additional...
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A Call to Action on Supply Chain Risk

By Takashi Ishii |August 08, 2019|English | Chinese

Supply chains play the role of blood vessels in today’s global economy: When they stop running freely, different parts of the economy start to shut down, like organs in the body. Events from the past several years have demonstrated how vulnerable...
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Medical Advances and Reality Checks for Underwriters

By Annika Tiedemann |August 06, 2019|English | Français | Deutsch

Earlier this year researchers at Heidelberg University Hospital announced the development of a blood test that can detect breast cancer cells in patients - with higher accuracy than mammography. Around the same time it was reported that a second and...
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Understanding Mortality - Lessons From Older Ages

By Jean-Marc Fix |July 31, 2019|English

Mercifully, death happens only once to each of us. Nonetheless as I look at my Facebook feed, I can’t help but notice that death and disease are taking more and more space, surpassing news about weddings and births. You might say aging is an unfortunate,...
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