Disability Insurance Fraud Detection and Prevention
Articles July 2023
Protecting the Right People: Exposing fraud in disability claims
The fight against fraud in disability claims requires constant vigilance and cooperation among all stakeholders. Working together we can better combat fraudulent activity and protect the resources meant for those individuals facing real challenges in their daily lives. Read More
Embedded Insurance Considerations for Life and Health Insurers
Articles July 2023
To Embed or Not? Six Key Considerations for Embedded Insurance
The need to create growth and new revenue streams is driving the implementation of embedded insurance solutions. But any insurer seeking to take embedded products from concept to reality must contend with a variety of risks and consumer-specific considerations. Read More
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Articles July 2023
Navigating Insurance Innovation
Building a successful business partnership demands discipline and commitment from both parties. This article explores important considerations for evaluating innovation partners to minimize risk and maximize the potential for a successful, game-changing collaboration. Read More
Checking Wearable Health Data
Articles June 2023
Quantifying Quantified Health
This article from The Actuary discusses results of an RGA study on the relationship between medical expenses and lifestyle factors that ... Read More
Five Facts About Alternative Underwriting Evidence
Videos June 2023
Five Facts to Know About Alternative Evidence
Curious about RGA's insights around alternative evidence and other underwriting trends? Contact us to learn more.  Read More
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Articles June 2023
Opportunities Across Asia | Carmony Wong

Carmony Wong was recently promoted to Senior Vice President, Southeast Asia Markets and Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong. In this Inside RGA Q&A, Carmony discusses how RGA and her role within the company have changed during her tenure ...

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Bancassurance Digitization Handshake
Articles June 2023
Current Trends and the Future of Bancassurance in South Africa

RGA’s bancassurance survey of South Africa’s leading insurers provides key insights for all markets around the challenges and opportunities created by the digitization of this proven distribution channel. Read more in this article featured in

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Research and White Papers June 2023
Coffee Consumption – How Much is Too Much? And How Little is Not Enough?
While millions of people worldwide start their day with a cup of coffee to get that caffeine "hit," they may not realize that they are also promoting long-term health and longevity. RGA's Hilary Henly explores the benefits of daily coffee consumption and the implication... Read More
Life Insurance Fraud Detection and Prevention
Articles June 2023
Collaborative Database Delivers Tool to Detect Life Insurance Fraud Before It Happens
More data means more insights, and a data-sharing partnership between two industry leaders confirms that the challenges facing the industry can best be overcome together, through companies and organizations with aligned incentives collaborating and sharing resources. Read More
A man in a medical bed chats with an attending physician
Articles May 2023
Global Health Brief: Understanding medically necessary (medical necessity)

 

The goals of patients, medical care providers, and payers (e.g., insurers, governments) should align to provide the most effective processes to diagnose and treat a patient’s health conditions. When cost enters the equation, however, friction can develop. <... Read More
Wellbeing - The Future of Life and Health Insurance
Articles May 2023
Life and Health Insurers’ Future? Promoting Wellbeing
In this article for Best's ReviewJulianne Callaway explains how insurers can redefine insurance-linked... Read More
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Articles May 2023
Product Trends Around the World 1Q 2023

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

This issue explores how insurers worldwide are developing products to meet the specific protection needs of women.

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Articles May 2023
Risk Assessment: Going beyond underwriting for optimization

In this article for Aspire Magazine, Jackie Waas shares why it's important for insurer...

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Internet of Things
Articles May 2023
The Internet of Things: A Landmark Technology for Behavior Change?

The potential for IoT technologies to support behavior change is clear. In this article (original version published in behavioraleconomics.com), Peter ...

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Publications May 2023
RGActual May 2023 Issue: Listening and Aligning for RGA’s Future While Celebrating the Past

Explore RGActual, our magazine covering innovation, experience, and development for insurance professionals. In this issue, we review the future, from the legacy of long COVID to the potential of Chat GPT, sustainable product development, and more.

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Articles May 2023
Assessing Comorbidities Requires a Data-Driven, Multidisciplinary Approach: Part II

Part I of this two-part article series presents a simple but effective approach to understanding the relationship between two conditions. In Part ...

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Articles May 2023
Assessing Comorbidities Requires a Data-Driven, Multidisciplinary Approach: Part I

RGA's Mike Cusumano explains how through cross-functional collaboration insurers can apply data analysis to refine and improve complex case underwriting. Read Part II of this article series to learn how additional and more complex analyses can provide more precise – ...

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Quantum-Computing
Articles May 2023
Affordable Access to Quantum Computing Opens the Door to Experimentation, Potential Security Threats ​

The future of quantum computing has already begun, and the implications for the insurance industry are profound. Insurers would be well served to take steps now to determine how quantum computing might impact their businesses moving forward.

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Publications May 2023
ReFlections Volume 59, May 2023
Better understand Autism, explore advances in the science of aging, improve application disclosure, and more.
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Articles May 2023
Improving Smoking and Alcohol Disclosures Using Behavioral Science

In this article, we discuss RGA’s latest behavioral science research, which assessed the trade-offs between optimizing questions for alcohol and smoking disclosure, applicants’ experience of answering the questions, and what the results might teach about designing si...

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