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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: Risk Insights
Liquid Biopsy and the Early Diagnosis of Cancer

Issue: Nov 02, 2020| Critical Illness | English
In recent years, the primary tool for early diagnosis of cancer has been liquid biopsy (a blood test), but it remains complex, costly and time-consuming to fully screen for all mutations.
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Changes in Cancer Classification - How Do They Impact Critical Illness Insurance?

By Tim Eppert Jul 14, 2020 | English | Français

What is a cancer - and what is not? While the answer to this question is obvious in many cases, it is not always straightforward. A disease is deemed as malignant or cancerous when there is an uncontrolled growth of cells that is invasive, i.e., the cells...
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CEA Screening - Useful in Life & Health Underwriting?

By Dr. Thomas Ashley Mar 26, 2020 | English | Français

Some insurers have added the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) blood test to the laboratory screening profile for Life and Health insurance applications, and some of our U.S. clients have asked for advice on whether to adopt this test. Every test has repercussions...
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World Cancer Day - Celebrating a Decline in U.S. Cancer Mortality

By Jean-Marc Fix Feb 04, 2020 | English

When the Cancer Statistics, 2020 report was released a few weeks ago, the press rightfully basked in the great news: In the U.S. there were 2.9 million fewer cancer deaths than there would have been if the historically increasing cancer rates had remained...
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