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CEA Screening - Useful in Life & Health Underwriting?
By Dr. Thomas Ashley Mar 26, 2020 English
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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Ecosystems - The Third Leg for Insurance Distribution in Asia
By Tuan Miang Chua, Gen Re, and Hugh Terry, The Digital Insurer (guest contributor) Mar 17, 2020 English
When bancassurance came to Asia 20 years ago there were many in the industry who believed it wouldn’t work. History was clearly on the side of the innovators. Over the last few years, we have seen the innovation of ecosystem models and the parallels with...
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Insurance Idea Pulse 2020: Where Is Life and Health Insurance Making Innovations?
By Ewa Widenka, Ninety Consulting (guest contributor) Mar 11, 2020 English
“There are only five ideas in insurance” is a throw away comment we overheard at a Ninety Consulting workshop, but it got us thinking: Is this a fair assessment of the state of insurance innovation today? We reviewed more than 500 innovations made from...
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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
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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