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The Rise in Sugar Consumption in the U.S. – and the Obesity Equation
Von Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA June 05, 2018English
For years, sweets were marketed as innocuous treats for kids whose only drawback was cavities if you did not brush your teeth properly. A more nefarious role was alluded to much earlier: in the early 1900s, a British physician stationed in India, Sir...
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Smokeless Fuels the Tobacco Debate
Von Ross Campbell May 17, 2018English
More than ever, people are shunning tobacco. In England, adult smoking prevalence fell to 15.5% in 2016. Although smoking is declining worldwide, it is on the rise in Eastern Mediterranean and African regions. Despite its dwindling popularity in many...
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Evolving Risk in Occupational Lung Disease
Von Dr. Chris Ball May 02, 2018English Français
World Asthma Day (1 May) is an annual event organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. The risks to the lungs from inhaling foreign substances while at work have been known since the Romans...
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Organ Transplantation - Improving Life and Reducing Risk
Von Dr. Sara Kannampuzha April 26, 2018English
For some people, an organ transplant is a last hope. Their lives can be saved when doctors replace their damaged organs and tissues with healthy ones from living or deceased donors. Millions of people's sight has been restored with corneal transplants....
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Underwriting Ratings for Auto Racing - Revisited
Von Cecil Ramotar April 23, 2018English
Oval track racing has one of the largest participant bases for auto racing within the U.S. - and Gen Re’s North America Life underwriters have recently completed a detailed analysis of activity on these tracks which lead to a revision of our rating...
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Genetics and Insurance - One Perspective on Future Directions
Von Dr. John Chevers, PHG Foundation (guest contributor)March 15, 2018English
Insurers understand better than most that predicting ill health is more about probability than certainty. The industry’s predictive expertise is developed from objective analysis of medical reports and claim histories. Underwriters never have...
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