Description: This article will explore the core areas of a reinsurer/insurer relationship and the important considerations to address the balance both ways to give the relationship a good chance of long-term success

Description: Feature article discussing how hot weather extremes have increased globally since the 1950s and the impact of heat extremes on morbidity and mortality.

Description: The article also discusses the lasting impact of COVID-19 on public health, including excess mortality and the emergence of long COVID as a significant cause of disability. It emphasizes the importance of robust product definitions and regulatory intervention in the insurance industry, as well as addressing the protection gap. The author concludes by reflecting on the resilience and compassion shown during the pandemic and the pressing issue of climate change, which presents both challenges and opportunities for innovation in the insurance sector.

Description: Artificial intelligence (AI) at the heart of new digital tools allows actuaries to extract structured data useful for creating more precise risk assessment models. This technology sits best alongside the expertise of insurance professionals who have years of experience in the industry. RGA’s partnership with DigitalOwl is an example of how AI combines with human knowledge for the best outcomes.

Description: Feature article that gives an update on Reinsurance Administration Professionals Association (RAPA) activities.

Description: Mental health, suppoting policyholders

Description: The limited availability of life and protection cover for people living with certain serious health conditions is starting to become a critical issue for insurers. The public perception is that insurers simply don’t offer cover, or that it is difficult to source affordable, tailored cover. This article discusses the considerations when trying to improve access to insurance.

Description: This article enumerates many important considerations for a managing general underwriter(MGU) desiring to contract with an insurance carrier to issue and service provider excess of loss policies covering catastrophic medical risks assumed by accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Description: This article explores why life insurance sales have not increased dramatically during the worst pandemic in 100 years, and what affect this is having on the reinsurance industry.

Description: The SOA Life Reinsurance Survey is an annual survey that exhibits individual and group life data from U.S. and Canadian life reinsurers. Survey results are based on financial information self-reported by reinsurance entities and include new business production and in-force figures.