RGA Vice President and Actuary Taylor Pickett breaks down the research that went into the new Digital Underwriting Evidence (DUE) Playbook and how your business can benefit from it.
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New NHS-Galleri study results show that the trial did not meet its primary endpoint of a statistically significant reduction in combined Stage III and IV cancer diagnoses. Secondary findings were more encouraging, although they should be interpreted cautiously. For i...
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Cancer is showing up earlier than many underwriting frameworks were built to expect. When RGA Vice President of Underwriting Research and Development Jackie Waas learned she had medullary thyroid cancer, the diagnosis became both personal and professional. In this ar...
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A 2025 RGA survey of 44 U.S. life and health insurers reveals that wellness initiatives have reached an inflection point, with the industry caught between widespread discussion and meaningful execution.
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Canada is warming at twice the global average. While heat-related mortality is projected to rise, milder winters are expected to reduce cold-related mortality, resulting in a modest net mortality effect nationally by 2050. Wildfire-related air pollution represents th...
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Asset-intensive reinsurance solutions are transforming how insurers manage capital and risk. Each approach presents distinct benefits and challenges, making it essential to engage an experienced reinsurance partner who can provide expert guidance and deliver the opti...
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RGA’s Jason Zhang underscores the importance of a cohesive risk management framework uniquely tailored to health insurance products and how such a framework is essential for enabling insurers and the industry to capitalize on the impending renaissance in China’s prot...
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As insurers increasingly integrate LLMs into underwriting, claims, and operational workflows, precise prompt engineering and systematic variance testing have become essential. Structured prompts, semantic comparison techniques, and ongoing output audits help ensure a...
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Breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s disease research signal meaningful progress against a historically intractable condition. These advances could reshape future mortality and morbidity trends and carry major implications for underwriting, product design, and long term clai...
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Early-onset colorectal cancer is reshaping how insurers assess and manage risk, prompting shifts in underwriting, product design, and wellness strategy. This article, from RGA's
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Current treatment approaches for obstructive sleep apnea focus on reducing airway obstruction, improving sleep quality, and mitigating long‑term health risks. This article, from RGA's
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This article, from RGA's ReFlections n...
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Explore in-depth articles on important medical topics and stay up to date on a range of hot-button issues impacting life and health insurers, from the impact from early-onset colorectal cancer to the risks associated with polypharmacy.
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