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Articles November 2022
The Innovator's Dilemma: Transforming the Perception of Insurance from a Bitter Pill to Source of Savings
When it comes to insurance, many life insurers are struggling with this same issue: Carriers have not been able to get many consumers to move past the perception of life insurance as a bitter pill or a nasty vegetable, rather than a solution to a key financial problem. Read More
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Research and White Papers November 2022
Microbiomics: How the Microbiome is Making a Macro Impact
This article explores why the microbiome is important to human health, what causes the microbiome to change, and how microbiomics might be used in diagnostics and therapeutics, particularly for cancer. Read More
Videos October 2022
Global Perspectives on Suicide: Data, Risk and Prevention

Curious about RGA's medical insights?  Contact us to learn m...

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October 2022
Global Perspectives on Suicide
According to the World Health Organization, suicide is among the leading causes of death worldwide, with more than one in every 100 deaths (1.3%) in 2019 as a result of suicide. Read More
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Articles October 2022
Using Third-Party Data Requires Analytical and Actuarial Evaluations

Supplementing traditional insurance data with different types of third-party data can provide deeper insights to improve the underwriting process, enhance operational efficiency, and gain a better understanding of historical mortality, morbidity, and lapsation experi...

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Articles October 2022
Insurance Technology | Tjaart Esterhuyse
In this Inside RGA Q&A, Tjaart Esterhuyse, Head of RGAX and Strategic Products EMEA, shares his view on where the life and health industry is headed and what it takes to stand out in the crowded and competitive insurtech landscape. Read More
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Videos October 2022
Implementing a Data and Analytics Ethical Framework
Curious about RGA's data insights?  Contact us <... Read More
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Articles October 2022
More Than Skin Deep: A Global Overview
Of the 19.3 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2020, more than 1.5 million were due to both benign and malignant skin cancers of which 324,000 were malignant melanomas. An estimated 57,000 people died in 2020 from the disease.1 Read More
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Research and White Papers October 2022
Innovative Research to Explore the Impact of Lifestyle Factors on Morbidity and Mortality
Groundbreaking research currently underway through a partnership between RGA and the University of Leicester in the U.K. seeks to unearth greater insights into how lifestyle and wellness activities, such as di... Read More
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Articles October 2022
Wearables Data – Beyond Customer Engagement‌

RGA's Tonya Blackmore explores how insurers can gain deep insights into consumer health and wellness and simplify the customer purchasing experience through wearable data. This article is adapted from an original paper that won recognition at the 

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Research and White Papers October 2022
Can Polio be Eradicated?

Although tremendous global vaccination efforts have significantly reduced polio incidence trends, the risk of polio remains until it is eradicated. RGA’s Dr. Heather Lund provides a detailed overview of the virus, the 2022 outbreak, consideratio...

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Articles October 2022
Claims Considerations for Pain Disorders: Common challenges and potential solutions
Pain-related conditions are complex to assess and manage. In this article, Belinda Thorpe, Head of Claims Africa and Middle East, RGA South Africa, and Linda Hiemstra, Occupational Therapist, Back2Work, discuss four common challeng... Read More
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Articles October 2022
Evolution of Automated Underwriting Points to Accelerated, Personalized Future
After helping insurers convert from manual to automated underwriting, AURA NEXT is helping lead the transition from traditional underwriting practices to accelerated, simplified underwriting and customized life insurance products.  

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Falsified death claims
Articles October 2022
10 Tips for Assessing Life Insurance Claim Fraud in Unfamiliar Jurisdictions

Marjorie Corvalan, Senior Counsel in RGA’s Asian Pacific region, provides practical advice to help claims assessors detect fraudulent claims associated with falsified death.

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Articles October 2022
Global Financial Solutions: North America | Ryan Stevens
In this Inside RGA Q&A, Ryan Stevens, Vice President, Business Development, GFS North America, shares his view of the changing interest rate environment, the competitive landscape, and what sets RGA GFS apart.  Read More
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Publications October 2022
RGActual October 2022 Issue: Taking the Long View

Explore RGActual, a new magazine covering innovation, experience, and development for insurance professionals. In this issue, we address topics from problem-hunting to insurer pivots. 

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Research and White Papers September 2022
COVID-19 Mortality Surged Among the Young in Third Quarter 2021

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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Articles September 2022
Accelerated Underwriting and COVID-19: Life Insurance Lessons Learned
There is nothing like a real-world test to realize an industry’s strengths and weaknesses. In thisThinkAdvisor article, RG... Read More
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Articles September 2022
Glial Cells and Treatment of Chronic Pain

Explore how neuroinflammation manifests during pain states – specifically, the impact of peripheral and central sensitization in chronic pain conditions – and the need for an approach to pain treatment that focuses more on the overall health of the person experiencin...

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