Contributors

Keith Brown
Life/Health North America Chief Underwriter, Stamford

Keith Brown, MSM, CLU, ChFC, FALU, FLMI, RHU, is Senior VP, Chief Underwriter for Gen Re’s North America Life & Health division. Leading our underwriting across all product lines, he is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of risk management strategy and standards for Gen Re’s life and health reinsurance.
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Measuring Underwriter Performance and Productivity – Solutions to an Ongoing Challenge
Issue: Oct 15, 2019
EnglishGuide for Life underwriting managers to appropriately measure performance with the right metrics and understanding managerial biases – and for Life underwriters to prepare for their reviews.
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Accelerated Underwriting – Get on The Right Track
By Keith Brown Sep 20, 2017 English
Seeing the many different projects being pursued by direct companies is one of the most interesting aspects of working in reinsurance. Just recently I’ve noticed how many life carriers are going down the Accelerated Underwriting (AU) route. It’s not surprising:...
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Accelerated Underwriting - Be Sure Your Company Gets It Right
Issue: Jul 17, 2017
EnglishIncreasingly carriers are focusing on Accelerated Underwriting - for convenience, efficiencies and expense reduction. Read about potential challenges and different approaches to help companies already in the market and those thinking about entering.
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Avoiding Fraud - Agent Identity Theft
By Keith Brown Oct 28, 2015 English
Some states' Department of Insurance websites were hacked in recent years and agent information was altered for agents who had not actively written new business for an extended period of time. Identity theft continues to be a growing problem in many industries,...
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