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Early-Onset Cancer Is Reshaping Risk: A look into the research
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  • Kaitlyn Fleigle
  • Hussain Boricha
  • Netanya Martin
Articles August 2026

New RGA research examining U.S. cancer mortality and incidence trends reveals a shifting landscape. While overall cancer mortality has declined significantly during the past two decades, deeper analysis shows slowing mortality improvements, rising incidence among you...

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Research and White Papers September 2026
Predicting Post-Pandemic Mortality: Are we any closer to an answer?

Recent mortality experience increasingly supports a return to pre-COVID-19 pandemic expectations in the UK and the U.S., but the pattern is not universal. Analysis using three philosophical views calibrated to the CMI_2025 model shows why assumption-setters must alig...

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Research and White Papers September 2026
Should Smoking Add Risk Beyond Smoker-Distinct Pricing in Underwriting?

As long as the smoker-to-non-smoker mortality ratio remains relatively stable across impairment severity levels, smoking and the impairment should be considered independent, and no additional interaction should be reflected in underwriting. Only when the smoking mult...

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Articles September 2026
Medical Gray Zones in Life Risk Assessment
In life and health underwriting, some of the most challenging cases arise from findings that sit in the space between normal and abnormal. Three case examples highlight how careful interpretation of medical evidence can expose risks that may otherwise be overlooked. Read More

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