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Cover | 28 Feb 2012 | 15:34

Greg Becker fears the RDR may worsen consumer detriment as fewer people seek advice.

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Whole of Life - Flickering into life

When addressing a client’s protection needs, most products deal in the term space. But with people potentially outliving these contracts, Owain Thomas looks to whole of life for rejuvenation.

Cover | 24 Feb 2012 | 14:58
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Around the world: Hong Kong CI

Critical illness products are continually evolving worldwide. With this in mind, Greg Becker checks out some interesting developments in Hong Kong.

Cover | 09 Feb 2012 | 12:31

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Clients unaware of state bereavement payments

Grieving clients could be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of state bereavement benefits, RGA has said.

Cover | 07 Feb 2012 | 13:05
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Call for UK innovation investment as RGA wins in the US

Lack of innovation investment in the UK insurance market has been highlighted by recognition of RGA’s work in the US.

Cover | 23 Jan 2012 | 15:28
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Around the world: Online distribution in USA

How will people buy insurance in future? Greg Becker visits the US for developments in online distribution.

Cover | 20 Jan 2012 | 14:40
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RGA reissues top trumps CI cards

The Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) is once again issuing its set of popular Top Trumps-style cards designed to help demystify critical illness (CI).

Cover | 13 Jan 2012 | 12:29
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Around the world: South African viral marketing

Underwriting requires information, so what can your connections tell us? Greg Becker visits South Africa to look at one idea.

Cover | 06 Dec 2011 | 14:30
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Around the world: Australian family cover

Policies often cover the breadwinner, but should we be selling more protection to cover events affecting other family members? Greg Becker looks at the Australian answer

Cover | 07 Nov 2011 | 15:08
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Market views: Free cover limits on individual protection

At a recent critical illness (CI) conference, it was observed that a lot of the individual market’s underwriting problems could be reduced by using a low free cover limit (e.g. £50,000). Would bringing this into line with group business be helpful to you?

Cover | 21 Oct 2011 | 11:39
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Around the world: Far East auto enrolment

The Dilnot Commission has raised the profile of long-term care. Could disability linked annuities be the answer? Greg Becker investigates a Singaporean solution.

Cover | 10 Oct 2011 | 14:34
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Around the world: New Zealand's KiwiSaver

With the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) coming, the NZ government illustrates a low-cost approach to distributing protection products. Greg Becker explains

Cover | 28 Sep 2011 | 14:59
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Population sub groups distorting life tables say actuaries

Unmodelled aspects of longevity could invalidate insurer’s predictions for policy pricing, reinsurer RGA has said.

Cover | 16 Sep 2011 | 14:33

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