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
Articles July 2022
Are Accelerated Underwriting and Simplified Issue Converging?

Learn more about trends impacting the insurance industry from Taylor Pickett and Ryan Holt at the SOA Life Meeting from Wednesday, August 24 to 26 in Chicago. Taylor will be speaking at the session ...

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Articles July 2022
7 Key Ways Insurers Pivoted to Meet Consumer Demand During the COVID-19 Pandemic
RGA recently surveyed 16 of its offices worldwide to learn more about the innovations and changes taking place in different markets to facilitate remote sales, meet consumer demand for more protection products, and alleviate overwhelmed underwriting and claims processes... Read More
Articles July 2022
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries: The underwriting significance
In On the Risk, RGA's Dr. Maryam Shapland highlight a case of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) and discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology, sequelae, and prognosis of TSCI, as well as how to properly assess these risks while unde... Read More
Articles July 2022
Colon Cancer: A Growing Risk for Young and Middle-Aged Adults
In On the Risk, RGA's Colin M. DeForge, Dr. Valerie Kaufman, and Lauren Garfield, Ph.D. review the background, epidemiology, etiology, and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC), a cancer common in terms of incid... Read More
Research and White Papers June 2022
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has long-term environmental, health, and financial implications. It is a major threat to human health, but measures are being put in place to address the crisis. RGA's Hilary Henly, Global Medical Researcher, analy...

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Articles June 2022
COVID-19 Brief: Genome Sequencing Opens Doors for Effective Disease Management and Treatment
Genetics is providing new insights into the treatment and management of COVID-19. It can also help understand what role genes play in disease severity, why some people may never get COVID-19, and how people's emotional response to the pandemic in general may be tied to ... Read More
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Articles June 2022
The Case for Wellness Programs in Life and Health Insurance
For both insurer and insured, the case for wellness remains strong. RGA's Julianne Callaway and Matt Berkley study the value and potential of incorporating wellness into insurance offerings. Read More
Articles June 2022
COVID-19 Brief: Remote Learning and Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
All children faced challenges during the pandemic with the sudden switch to remote learning, but children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) appeared to have suffered more and continue to do so. In this article, RGA's Diana Bosworth explores this ... Read More
Articles June 2022
Five Areas of Medical Innovation in Critical Illness (CI)
No one is better at understanding critical illness (CI) than the physicians, actuaries, and analysts charged with defining it for critical illness policies. And, arguably, no job in insurance today is tougher. Explore five areas of rapid change are attracting the greate... Read More
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Publications June 2022
RGActual June 2022 Issue: Making promises. Keeping promises.

Explore RGActual, a new magazine covering innovation, experience, and development for insurance professionals. In this issue, we investigate the role of reinsurance in extending financial protection and much more. 

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Articles June 2022
Expert Q&A: How to Protect Your Business from Cyber Threats

The current threat landscape is as treacherous as it has ever been given the war breaking out in Ukraine amid what was already an ongoing increase of state-sponsored threat actors. Other trends, such as increases in remote working and use of digital currencies, are a...

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Research and White Papers May 2022
Epidemic within a Pandemic: Opioid Misuse and Mortality Risk through 2020

The opioid crisis and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are intersecting with each other, significantly impacting mortality experience in the United States. In this research, RGA experts analyzed U.S. overdose mortality, aggregating experience data by several demographic...

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Research and White Papers May 2022
What Lies Beneath: Photoplethysmography (PPG) Solutions for Insurance

At RGA, we are eager to speak with clients about any support needed as the industry evolves. Download our 

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Articles May 2022
Back to Life: How Goal Setting Can Transform Post-COVID-19 Perceptions of Disability Claims
With most disability insurers experiencing increased volumes of claims and staffing issues, ongoing claim management has generally taken a back seat to adjudicate new claims. Now is the time to redirect our focus back to return-to-work efforts. Read More