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E-Cigarettes and Vaping - The Growing Hazardous Plume for P/C Insurers

By Tim Fletcher |September 25, 2019|English

Recent headlines are sobering: At least 530 confirmed and probable cases of vaping-related illness in 38 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with seven deaths. While relatively small numbers at present, a huge pool of potential victims exists within...
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Is Legal Professional Privilege Under Threat in Australia? - The Data Breach That Changed Things

By Edmund Fernandez |September 18, 2019|English

On 14 August 2019, the High Court of Australia handed down a decision in favour of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), allowing it to use privileged information obtained from the 2017 “Paradise Papers” data breach. This decision of the...
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Why It’s Time to Re-evaluate Cystic Fibrosis

By Jon Parker |September 10, 2019|English

Cystic fibrosis was rarely encountered by Life and Health underwriters until relatively recently. However, advances in our understanding of this inherited lung disease, and the emergence of more effective treatments, mean that children born with the...
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Forward Steps in the World of Orthopaedics - A Look at Emerging Trends

By Dr. Sandra Mitic |August 27, 2019|English | Deutsch

New technologies are transforming the world of medicine, including the field of orthopaedics and trauma. The years to come promise even greater advances, given developments in materials science, computer-simulation and robotics. The positive effects...
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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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