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Customized reinsurance solutions and strategic support help our clients succeed.
We leverage the actuarial, underwriting, claims, medical, and research expertise of our global units with market-specific knowledge to support your product initiatives.
As an extension of your team, we’re here to support your initiatives – and find solutions to help you succeed. Our product development support includes design of new products, calculation of rates, and development of policy terms and conditions. Post-launch, our portfolio monitoring and experience studies offer additional valuable insights.
Through traditional excess or quota share arrangements, we can customize a reinsurance program to meet your specific risk management needs. Whether you are writing traditional fully underwritten business or deploying accelerated or simplified underwriting programs, we can tailor value-added services to meet your unique business challenges. Our team has extensive experience in the following areas:
Gen Re continuously monitors the Insurtech market space for new data sources and innovative developments. Where we see a fit for client companies given varying markets and distribution models, we assist in conducting pilot programs and analyses to aid in the development and optimization of Accelerated Underwriting programs. Our Accelerated Underwriting Study Group meets quarterly to discuss pertinent AU topics that are top of mind for carriers. If you are interested in joining our AU Study Group, please reach out.
Along with our strategic partnerships and overall market awareness, our clients gain a comprehensive set of skills to help achieve their Medicare Supplement goals. Our team has experience whether you are:
Gen Re market research and analysis through our annual Medicare Supplement Market Survey can assist you.
Fresh perspectives on risk management are key to profitable growth in the Group Life and AD&D insurance market. We offer traditional or customized reinsurance solutions that include:
Whether you are selling fully underwritten business, multi-life, or guaranteed standard issue, our Individual Disability Income team has extensive experience to support you. Through traditional excess or quota share arrangements, we can customize a program to meet your specific risk management needs. We can provide guidance and expertise in the following areas:
The Critical Illness market continues to grow and our team of experts can help you develop and bring a new product to market. Whether it is an individual or group product we can provide the following:
Accident coverage is relatively new to the Gen Re portfolio. Similar to our Critical Illness offering, our team of experts can work with you to develop an accident product that meets your needs. We can provide:
Here are some of the upcoming industry events our team is attending in the next few weeks – along with some Gen Re-hosted events. For a full listing of industry events we will be attending throughout the year, click here.
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Portland, ME Client Event
Gen Re Group Life Roundtable
Our Group Life and AD&D clients had the opportunity to hear from our experts sharing in-depth analysis of Gen Re's research, what's driving results, and what it means for their business - along with the benefit from engaging in peer discussions on important industry trends. Thank you to our clients for joining us!
Event
Saint Joseph's Univ. Gen Re News
Kara Raiguel Named Executive of the Year
Saint Joseph's University and the Haub School of Business / Maguire Academy of Insurance and Risk Management honored Kara Raiguel, Gen Re President & CEO, with its “Executive of the Year” award - recognizing her leadership, innovation and integrity in the insurance industry.
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Boston, MA November 13 - 14, 2025
AltaWorld Insurance Transformation Summit
Frank Schmid, Gen Re Chief Technology Officer, will be a speaker at the 2025 Insurance Transformation Summit - an event for insurers, innovators, and insurtech leaders to explore the technologies, platforms, and partnerships driving transformation across the insurance value chain.
Webinar
Virtual November 19, 2025
NextGen Underwriting Insights – 2025 U.S. Survey Results & Confusion Matrix Considerations
Gen Re Spotlights Open-to-all Webinar: Nov. 19, Noon-1pm(ET) Join us as Frank Chechel, Head of Individual Life Underwriting, and Parag Shah, Chief Actuary-L&H U.S., provide insights. If you aren't signed up to receive the Open Webinar links, please register.
Event
Charlotte, NC November 19 - 21, 2025
Southeastern Actuaries Conference Fall Meeting
Steve Woods, Head of Group & Health, will be in attendance at the next SEAC meeting.
Event
Virtual December 3 - 4, 2025
SOA ImpACT Conference Virtual
Gen Re's attendees for this two-day conference filled with virtual sessions will be our Individual Life Co-Regional Chief Actuaries: Zain Nadir and Yvonne Ren.
Event
Boca Raton, FL January 5 - 7, 2026
ACLI Reinsurers Executive Roundtable
Gen Re will be in attendance this annual American Council of Life Insurers members-only conference.
Event
New York, NY January 25 - 27, 2026
Metropolitan Underwriting Discussion Group (MUD) Annual Meeting
Our Life team is looking forward to this event. Frank Chechel, Head of Individual Life Underwriting, and Helen Duzhou, Sr. Account Executive, are among our attendees - with Dr. Tom Ashley presenting on Bipolar Disorder. Proud Sponsor
Event
Miami, FL February 2 - 4, 2026
Inter-Company Marketing Group Annual Conference
Gen Re will be in attendance at this event.
Event
Las Vegas, NV February 15 - 18, 2026
ACLI & SOA ReFocus Conference
Looking forward to this annual event! In attendance will be: Harindra Chandrasena, President & CEO, General Re Life Corp.; Donna Sivigny, Head of Life Division; Steve Woods, Head of Group & Health Division, and many other executives.
Mike Turner is the 2025 chair of the DI Subcommittee for the LIMRA Supplemental Health, DI & LTC Conference. He's been a member of the subcommittee since 2022.
Helen Duzhou, FSA, FCIA, CERA, is a Council Member on the SOA's 2025 Marketing & Distribution Section, the editor for its newsletter, and friend of the International section. She was editor of the Technology section from 2019-2021.
Donna Sivigny, FSA, MAAA, is a member of the ACLI Life Insurance Committee as of 2023. This Committee coordinates the work of ACLI technical committees as it pertains to the identification and consideration of federal and state’s issues that affect life insurance products.
Steve Woods is a member of ACLI’s Disability Income Committee and Disability Income Product Subgroup. This Committee considers, analyzes and makes policy recommendations on state and federal matters relating to individual and group disability income insurance issues.
Deshika Gunasekera, FLMI, ARA, ACS, AIRC, is on the planning committee for the Actuaries' Club of the Southwest.
