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Videos August 2022
Automated Underwriting with OCR and NLP

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Articles August 2022
It’s Time for Life Insurers to Go on Offense After COVID-19
The pandemic showed consumers the importance of life insurance, creating an opportunity for insurers to make a play to close the coverage gap and bring financial protection to more people. Read More
Articles August 2022
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Larnise Boain
In this Inside RGA Q&A, Larnise Boain, Vice President, Diversity Equity and Inclusion shares what DEI means to her, what DEI issues the (re)insurance industry should focus on, and her short- and long-term goals.  Read More
Articles August 2022
How Embedded Insurance May Close Coverage Gaps
In Digital Insurance, RGAX's André Dreyer discusses embedded insurance, a ... Read More
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Articles August 2022
Product Trends Around the World 2Q 2022

RGA provides quarterly updates on global product developments, which can be made available upon request. View the

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Research and White Papers August 2022
Industrywide Research Initiative Provides Key COVID-19 Insights

In 2020, RGA, the Society of Actuaries, LIMRA, and RGA subsidiary TAI came together to form the Individual Life COVID-19 Project Work Group.

Through a series of reports, the ongoing collaboration has analyzed the impact of COVID-19 on the individual life insura...

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Research and White Papers August 2022
Non-Substance Use Addiction in the Technological Era
Mobile phone use has been described as the biggest non-drug addiction of the 21st century. Excessive users of the internet and mobile phones are at high risk of non-substance use disorder and subsequent mental health issues. In this research article, RGA's Hilar... Read More
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Articles August 2022
Sleep Apnea Mortality Risk Higher for Younger Women
What factors influence sleep apnea mortality? Who is at a higher risk of dying? RGA’s expert network of data scientists, actuaries, medical directors, and underwriters worked in collaboration to answer this question through a predictive model
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Articles August 2022
Insurance Fraud Trends: A Snapshot of Global Challenges
No market is free from insurance fraud, and its negative effects on both insurers and the policyholders they serve are universal. RGA's Marilda Kotze explores. 
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Articles August 2022
Claims Brief: How Effective is Your Approach to Managing Mental Health Claims?
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Articles July 2022
Achieving the Buzzword Badge: Behavioral science and gamified digital wellness
Could gamification strategies work for insurers who want to engage customers and motivate healthier behaviors? RGA's Peter Hovard, Lead Behavioural Scientist, Global Data and Analytics, argues that if gamification is going to be as effective as promised... Read More
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Articles July 2022
Why Stretching is Beneficial for the Mind and Body
RGA South Africa's Jared Godwin explores if there is more to the health benefits of stretching, and if so, why humans are generally not as diligent about extending our muscles. Read More
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Articles July 2022
Does Free Embedded Insurance Impact Customer Behavior?
Does free embedded insurance impact customer behavior? To measure the impact, RGA and Inclusivity Solutions conducted an analysis of an embedded insurance campaign run by an MNO in Co... Read More
Articles July 2022
Applying Design Thinking Principles to Insurance Product Development

Insurance innovation is imperative, and many insurers are turning to new strategies to meet their innovation goals.

To find out how to break down barriers for immediate impact, visit the

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Articles July 2022
Building the Future of Bancassurance Requires Foresight and Flexibility
As bancassurance continues to evolve in the wake of COVID-19, winners will be those positioning themselves now, through flexible tools and technologies, to be able to adapt products and processes to meet consumers where they are.

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Videos July 2022
Immunotherapy: Transforming Cancer Survival
Precision medicine is transforming cancer care. Read More
Alternative distribution: Double exposure of consumers using technology
Articles July 2022
Best of Both Worlds: Combining Digital Distribution with Full Underwriting ​

What if customers won’t buy without the best of both worlds—the ease of the digital purchasing journey and the comprehensiveness of fully underwritten coverage? Andrew Ostro, CEO and Co-Founder, PolicyMe; Graham Kent, ...

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Videos July 2022
Climate Change and Life Insurance Implications

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Research and White Papers July 2022
Advances in Neurotechnology Poised to Impact Life and Health Insurance
Neurotechnology is defined as “the application of engineering principles to the understanding, engagement, and repair of the human nervous system.” In this research article, RGA's Hilary Henly, Global Medical Researcher, highlights how the enhanced unde... Read More
Articles July 2022
6 Claims Best Practices for Life Insurance Fraud Prevention
If you work in life insurance claims long enough, you see every kind of scam – from false identities and account takeovers to unauthorized beneficiary changes and fake deaths. RGA explores.  Read More