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  Can Big Data Spell the End of Uncertainty?

  Von Bernhard Wolters |July 17, 2017|English

  Big data applications are increasingly shaping our everyday lives, making trends more transparent and patterns more predictable. Like insurance, science, notably medicine, is equally subject to the novel possibilities and demands resulting from big...

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  Assessing Terminal Illness Claims – How Inaccurate Survival Estimates Present a Challenge

  Von Mary Enslin |June 27, 2017|English

  Advances in medicine and public health improvements have dramatically altered not only how people live but also how they die, leading to increases in life expectancy in most parts of the world. We can predict a dramatic rise in the numbers of people...

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• Antibiotic Resistance - Taking the Sting Out With Honey

  Von Ross Campbell |June 06, 2017|English

  Bacterial infection is fast becoming resistant to treatment with antibiotics - faster, that is, than new drugs can be developed. This makes it harder to treat infection caused by injury, surgery or even a suppressed immune system as a result of chemotherapy...

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  Living to 100 - Implications for Insurers

  Von Joan Coverson |April 11, 2017|English

  The number of centenarians, people who've reached their hundredth birthday, has been increasing. The UK had more than 14,000 centenarians in 2015 compared to less than 8,000 in 2002.1 In 50 years, the figure is projected to exceed 400,000. The U.S....

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• Predictive Analytics Global Survey Results - Still Room to Grow for Life & Health Insurers

  Von L/H North America - Decision Analytics Team|April 05, 2017|English | Chinese

  How big is “big data” for life and health insurers? What are insurers worldwide focused on when it comes to predictive analytics? How are they adopting it and what are their expectations for the future? We set out to find answers to these...

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• Wearables in Life Insurance – Game Changer or Passing Fad?

  Von Ross Campbell |April 04, 2017|English

  Some life insurers now use data from fitness trackers to lower premiums. But does a policyholder’s number of steps really improve his or her mortality? Despite the link between a sedentary life and the risk of heart disease or cancer being well...

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