Contributors

Jena Breece
Life/Health Actuary, Portland
- Tel.
- jbreece@genre.com
Jena Breece is an Actuarial VP in Gen Re's North America Life & Health division. She provides actuarial support services to our Group Life / AD&D and Medicare Supplement clients, including pricing, product development and macro-risk management. Jena is based in our Portland office.
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Medical Trend and Medicare Supplement Insurance Profitability - What’s Safe to Assume?
By Jena Breece Oct 11, 2015 English
Medical trend has been in the spotlight lately because it drives healthcare costs. Higher trend means higher medical costs, which translates to more expensive health insurance. But what does higher trend mean for Medicare Supplement insurance and profitability? Recently...
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Time To Take a Reality Check on LTD Pricing
By Jena Breece Jan 16, 2014 English
Pricing long term disability (LTD) policies is complex enough, what with projecting incidence rates and claim termination rates, as well as Social Security and other offsets. But another increasingly crucial factor gets less attention - pricing for workforce...
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