Global Health

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We stand alone as the only global reinsurer focused exclusively on life and health insurance.

The sustained growth and global expansion of RGA’s health business are the direct result of forward-looking investments in systems, processes, and people to help our clients compete, both now and in the future.

Truly living RGA’s purpose, we strive to deliver financial protection to all and bridge the global health protection gap.

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Why Partner with RGA?

Technical Excellence

Benefit from much more than a business-as-usual partnership. With our medical and technical expertise, research capabilities, and emphasis on innovation, RGA’s team provides deeper health insights for your health business and employees. For the fifth consecutive year in 2022, RGA was most often identified as best-in-class for medical by ceding companies on NMG Consulting’s Global Life & Health Reinsurance Study. 

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Global Perspective,
Local Expertise 

We specialize in customized, health-related product and reinsurance propositions that combine an in-depth understanding of and presence in local markets and the insights of a multi-disciplinary global health team. These include reinsurance structures and benefits for medical expense, from full medical reimbursement and disease-specific to hospital and surgical and dental plans.

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Innovation and Insight

Globally, healthcare is moving rapidly to a data-driven, patient-centric model in which the patient is an active player, not a passive recipient. RGA's emergence as a health reinsurance leader has been fueled by innovative solutions to navigate this transition. Our experts can advise on automated solutions for claims leakage, analytical infrastructures, and digital health research and surveys, as well as established wellness and disease management partnerships with insurtechs, third-party vendors, and third-party administrators (TPAs).



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Your Health Capability Partner
Explore What We Offer

Health Claims Solutions

RGA provides Health Claims solutions to clients across the globe.  We have the clinical and technical experience, customer focus, and tools necessary to help you manage claims and control costs in today’s complex healthcare and claims environment.

Health Actuarial Solutions

RGA’s teams of dedicated and specialist health actuaries have an expert understanding of health markets, health products, and health data. We work with clients to develop innovative health products and risk management solutions in markets across the globe, leveraging our deep rate-making expertise in a wide range of products and in proportional and non-proportional reinsurance.

Health Underwriting Solutions

RGA offers market-leading health underwriting expertise, exceptional access to risk management experts, and proprietary tools to help our clients navigate an ever-changing health insurance landscape across the globe. Our health underwriting experts are spread across all key markets and work in partnership with clients to:

  • Leverage our global knowledge base to develop successful underwriting-driven solutions that grow the health business
  • Transform product, service, and distribution propositions and shape the future of underwriting 

Our key underwriting tools include Global Underwriting Manual and AURA NEXT. The RGA Global Underwriting Manual is a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide that provides instant access to risk classification information and helps underwriters make knowledgeable decisions on health benefits like Hospital Cash and Medical Reimbursement. AURA NEXT is a decision-management platform powered by RGA's underwriting and analytics expertise that supports fast, flexible, and reliable automated underwriting for health businesses. In addition, we offer a range of underwriting services to support our health insurance clients including process reviews, quality assurance and auditing expertise, product development inputs, and training opportunities. 

Health Product Creation

RGA's record of successful product launches is unmatched. For the 11th consecutive year in 2022, we were ranked #1 in product innovation by ceding companies on NMG Consulting's Global Life & Health Reinsurance study. We offer a multidisciplinary approach to health-related reinsurance solutions. Our specialist local health reinsurance teams are supported by medical doctors, actuaries, underwriters, and claims management professionals around the globe. We partner with clients to provide customized health propositions that result in sustainable, profitable portfolios. Our leading global position allows us to view product structures and designs and offer advice on transportability into local markets. We also offer deep technical expertise, strong research capabilities, and an innovative mindset.

RGA delivers health product solutions for all, including untapped segments such as impaired lives and the elderly. We support a range of health reinsurance solutions, offering Quota Share and Excess covers individually or in combination, and we work with Individual and Group providers on a local or multinational basis. By truly living RGA’s purpose, we strive to deliver financial protection to all and bridge the global health protection gap.

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Let's Connect

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John Rutherford

Senior Vice President, Head of Global Health
RGA Global Health

Our Team is Here to Help

Work with a reinsurer with the strategic vision to keep pace with transforming global health markets.