Articles July 2013
Around the World: Canadian Apps

In Canada, modern technology has helped pioneer a novel employee benefits approach to bridge pensions inertia.

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Articles June 2013
Complex Decisions On Critical Illness
Deciding to enter the group voluntary CI market requires careful considerations to mitigate risk, ensure optimal spread of risk and limit anti-selection. Read More
Articles June 2013
Around the World: AFLAC Ducks in the USA
A clever marketing campaign in the US has transformed one company's brand and distribution, 69É«ÇéƬ's Jason Hurley explains.   
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Articles June 2013
Will We Live Forever?

Most of us do not give much thought to this question for we all accept that we have a finite lifespan even if we put the thought of our ultimate death out of our minds until we grow old.

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Escalator in Beijing showcases Asia growth
Articles June 2013
Design, pricing and distribution the key for long-term success
Asia’s life insurance market is currently experiencing a complex, interlocking set of demographic, technological, economic and regulatory trends. 69É«ÇéƬ’s Marc Sofer guides us through them and discusses challenges as well as opportunities. Read More
Double exposure of man with light in the brain
Articles June 2013
Driving Product Innovation
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Articles June 2013
Afro-Asian Market Insurance Innovations
Sixty years ago, a smartphone or tablet computer would have seemed a gadget out of a science fiction or James Bond movie. Since then, innovation has brought those imaginary items into reality, and innovation is very much the key to business success today.  Read More
Articles May 2013
Around the World: SE Asian DIY Buyers

In Asia's ASEAN region, life insurers are looking for ways to reach budget-conscious ‘do-it-yourselfers' of all generations. 69É«ÇéƬ's Peter Tan examines one company's successful cultivation strategy.

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Articles May 2013
ReFlections Spring 2013
This edition of ReFlections contains two articles relating to the vascular system. In the first, Dr. Carl Holowaty discusses coronary artery disease and endothelial health. In the second article, Dr. Dave Rengachary, a general neurologist in St. Louis... Read More
Research and White Papers May 2013
Report on the Survey of Older Age Mortality and Other Assumptions

Mortality at older ages has been an increasingly important issue for new products and profitability of current products. The Product Development Section Council of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) engaged 69É«ÇéƬ to undertake a research project into the mortality and other...

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Articles April 2013
India’s new HIV/AIDS coverage paradigm
In September 2012, India’s Health Ministry established a 15-member working group to give technical support and draft guidelines to provide health insurance coverage to those afflicted with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or who have Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom... Read More
Articles April 2013
Around the World: Do You Drive Like a Girl?
69É«ÇéƬ's Jason Hurley looks at a new, possibly industry-changing, way of branding and distributing insurance in the United Kingdom. Read More
Articles April 2013
Motor Sports: Safer than Ever
As Formula 1 season shifts into gear, 69É«ÇéƬ's Chris Boatman assesses the underwriting implications of motorsport.     Read More
Hospital Corridor
Articles April 2013
Global Claims Views: United Kingdom - Interpreting the critical illness definition for heart attack

The definitions for the core critical illness conditions in the U.K. are governed by a Statement of Best Practice for Critical Illness Cover, issued and updated periodically by the Association of British Insurers (ABI)

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Cognitive Decline illustration of head with empty branches
Articles April 2013
Global Claims Views: Australia - Mental health poses a new challenge
Episodes of disordered mental health often pose a challenge for the life insurance industry, both at the time of application and at the time of claim. This article examines regulatory change in Australia that might complicate the claims process. 
 
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Articles April 2013
Steering through the rapids
The UK underwritten annuity market is growing rapidly, challenging actuaries and underwriters to constantly review their pricing decisions. Peter Banthorpe discusses how the underlying drivers will shape the market’s future. Read More
Articles March 2013
Bodybuilders - What Kind of Risk Are These?
Insurers need to use great caution when reviewing bodybuilders due to anabolic steroid use.  Read More
Articles March 2013
Around the World: Cover Unites the States
Ever more insurers are partnering with big-box retailers to develop new markets for life and health insurance in the United States.  Read More
Articles March 2013
Life at the Sharp End
Life underwriters and medical directors are likely to see an increase in the number of cases involving surgical mortality risk. Read More
Articles February 2013
Around the World: Japanese Insurer Grows and Thrives Online

A Japanese insurer is reaping the rewards of embracing the technological revolution, writes 69É«ÇéƬ's Greg Goodfliesh.

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