Knowledge | Gen Re

Peering Into the Crystal Ball – What Will Social Inflation Hold for the Future? [Part 5 of 5-Part Series]

P/C General Industry | Sep 08, 2021| English

This is part five of our five-part series – in partnership with NAMIC – examining social inflation and its impact on insurers. As society continues its halting emergence from the COVID‑19 pandemic, court activity has resumed. With that...

Accident Insurance – a Great Complement to Critical Illness Insurance

Critical Illness | Sep 02, 2021| English

With open enrollment around the corner, a popular form of supplemental insurance selected will be Accident insurance. Accident insurance, an indemnity-based product often sold at the worksite, pays scheduled benefits for accident or injury-based ailments....

Generation Z and Insurance – What Brings Stability in Life? On the Hunt for Guidelines, Role Models and Anchor Points [Video]

L/H General Industry, P/C General Industry | Aug 26, 2021| English

In our anniversary year, Gen Re has chosen to focus on a range of topics that are going to become increasingly important to the insurance industry over the next few years. One of these is the coming of age of Generation Z (i.e., people currently aged...

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China’s Healthcare Market Is Booming, With Ecosystems Taking Shape

By Ning Qing and Boyuan Qiu | Aug 10, 2021 | English

With a compound annual insurance premium growth rate of over 30% for six consecutive years, RMB817.3 billion-worth of premium recorded for 2020 and RMB2 trillion anticipated for 2025, the health insurance market in China continues to outpace all other...
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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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MINOCA - A New Type of Myocardial Infarction?

By Dr. Sandra Mitic Sep 03, 2020 | English | Français

A new syndrome of myocardial infarction (MI) has been defined in the clinical context over the past few years - myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Several large, international acute myocardial infarction (AMI) studies...
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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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