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Bitcoin Mining Facilities - What Property Insurers Should Know

Property | Feb 24, 2021| English

Bitcoin mining facilities are not your traditional data processing centers. Over the past decade I've had the opportunity to review the property specifications of dozens of data centers, including many cryptocurrency mining facilities. In my experience,...

It’s National Umbrella Day - Time to Raise Your Roof!

Commercial Umbrella, Personal Umbrella | Feb 10, 2021| English

At a time when pandemic and Property news dominate insurance industry headlines, sound Umbrella product management sometimes takes a back seat, despite its impact on insurers’ financial results. A healthy Umbrella program can boost retentions...

A Claims Perspective of P&C Issues - More of the Same to Come?

General Liability, Property | Feb 04, 2021| English

I joined Gen Re last May, and 2020, to say the least, was a tumultuous and challenging year, both professionally and personally. And the events at the U.S. Capitol got 2021 off to a turbulent start. But we’ll rebound, and at Gen Re we look forward...

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Series: Insurance Issues
The Incredible Shrinking Medicare Supplement Premium Rate

Issue: Sep 09, 2020| Medicare Supplement | English
Since 2015, the U.S. Med Supp rates available in the marketplace have gotten lower, despite the increasing medical trend over that period which has caused claim costs to rise considerably.
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Series: Risk Insights
AI-Based Pricing of a Disability Income Product

Issue: May 07, 2020| Disability | English
AI-based pricing complements the traditional actuarial approach. The solution we show not only employs sophisticated models, but also allows the harvesting of richer insights through shaping and repeatedly preparing high-dimensional data.
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An International View of the Living to 100 Symposium - a Good Look at Mortality Risk

By Beata Puls Mar 03, 2020 | English | Français | Deutsch

Even though the SOA’s Living to 100 Symposium takes place in the U.S. and the majority of attendees are from North America, I found it to be a huge benefit for international participants to attend. The 2020 Symposium did not disappoint. For me, a mortality...
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5 Things I Learned at the SOA LT100 Symposium

By Jean-Marc Fix Feb 27, 2020 | English

At the Living to 100 Symposium, I enjoyed the Orlando, Florida January weather but, more importantly, the fellowship that makes this symposium extra special for everyone, not just for actuaries. Now the organizing committee is busy reading reviews and...
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