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Focus

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SCOR Global Life's expert publication for an in depth study of insurance and reinsurance related topics. Each publication is targeted to best address our clients' neeeds. To receive a copy or for more information, do not hesitate to contact us.
 

LAST PUBLICATION2010

  • Focus Tele-underwriting
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PREVIOUS EDITIONS2009

  • Focus ERM

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  • Risk and rheumatology

EN | FR | ES
 

  • The risk of money laundering: Prevention, challenges, outlook

EN | FR | DE | ES | IT

2007

  • Coronary and valvular heart disease revisited

EN | FR | DE | ES
 

  • Medical insurance for testicular cancer

EN | FR | DE | ES

2005

  • Bancassurance

EN | FR | ES

Newsletter

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Our publications written by SCOR Global Life's experts, provide synthesis on topical issues. To receive a copy or for more information, do not hesitate to contact us.
 

LAST PUBLICATION2012

 

  • Insuring kidney donor applicants
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PREVIOUS EDITIONS

2011

 

  • Cardiomyopathy and heart disease secondary to non-cardiological medical treatments
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  • Is your company ready to deal with claims management?
    To receive a full copy or for more information, do not hesitate to contact us.
     
  • Immunodeficiency in HIV infection and immunosuppressive treatments

EN | FR | DE | IT | ES

 

  • Critical Illness - Insurance International Overview

EN | FR | DE | IT | ES | KO

 

2009

  • Challenges of Tele-underwriting

EN | FR | DE | ES

 

  • An innovation for the Korean market

EN | FR | ES | IT

2008

  • Evolution of distribution channels

EN | FR | DE | ES| IT
 

  • SCOR Global Life develops a risk factor calculator for risk assessment in life assurance based on the PROCAM study

EN | DE

2007

  • A Year in Life

EN | FR | DE | ES | IT
 

  • Insuring Applicants with Kidney Transplants

EN | FR | DE | ES | IT

2006

  • A Year in Life

EN | FR | DE | ES | IT
 

  • Morbid Obesity

EN | FR | DE | ES | IT
 

  • Preferred life products in life insurance

EN | FR | DE | ES | IT

2005

  • Fibromyalgia syndrome

EN | FR | DE | ES | IT
 

  • Reinsurance at the service of risk assessment

EN | FR | DE | ES | IT
 

  • One Year in Life: 2004 Review of Life Insurance

EN | FR | DE | ES | IT
 

  • Pension funds : a European overview

EN | FR | DE | ES | IT | KO

Messenger

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The Messenger (SCOR Global Life Americas) features articles written by senior managers and analysts who examine emerging trends and important tactical issues in the life insurance industry, such as those listed below.

LAST PUBLICATION2012

New Accounting Rule – To DAC or Not To DAC? | Techniques to Enhance Views of Future Mortality Trends | Reinsurance Purchasing Trends Follow Interest Rates | SCOR’s Mortality Research Means Business

 

PREVIOUS EDITIONS2011
 

Welcome to SCOR Global Life Americas | VELOGICA®: Technology to Support Middle Market Strategies | 2001 VBT – Caution: Steep Hill Ahead | Trends in Underwriting Point to a Changing Future | NAIC Statement Draft: Term-UL Implications?

 

Term Conversions – Balancing Value, Price and Risk | Insured Mortality Improvement in the 21st Century – Is It Real? | Hereditary vs. Genetic Disorders in Mortality Risk Assessment | Term/UL Cuts into Traditional Term Life Sales

 

The Role of Suicides in Trauma Claims | Back to the Future: Low Interest Rates | Can Predictive Modeling Improve Preferred Risk Underwriting Processes?


2010

The Emerging Value of Rx Databases | Underwriting Technology Receives Patent |The End-of-Level-Period Balancing Act | Predictive Modeling in Life Insurance | Sampling Theory and Audit Confidence

 

Term Trends – Products over Pricing (For Now) | Long-Term Care Riders Gaining Popularity | Economic Capital: What It Is and Isn’t

 

Longevity - The Next Growth Market | Useful Tools for Assessing Claims Fluctuation | Underwriting Audits: Improving Results and Delivery

 

Term Life: Understanding Post-Level Experience | Underwriting Technologies: Focusing on Strategic Business Benefits | Variable Annuities: The Lessons of 2009 | Non-Traditional Mortality Studies

 

2009

Weathering the Storm: Preparation and Relationships Matter | PBA: Preparing for Big Changes in the Way We Do Business | Valuation Manual Holds the Details | A Glossary of Common PBR Terms | Causes of Death Shed Light on Mortality – Part 2

 

Variable Annuity Guarantees: What Went Wrong & What's Next | Cause of Death Study - Part 1 | Black Swans and Mortality Risk | An Update on the Life Settlement Market | In the News: Life Settlements | In Times of Low Growth, Preservation is Key

 

Term Life Pricing and Design: A New Day? | Preparing for the Low Interest Rate Scenario | Lapse Rates: Focus of More Attention | Over-Using Life Expectancy

 

The Effect of the Contestable Period on Experience Analysis | The SOA Mortality Model – Putting It to the Test | Mis-Measures of Mortality | AG CCC Causes Rethink on ROP Term


2008

Assessing Impaired Risks: Methodology Matters | The ECG as a Requirement at Older Ages | Term Sales during Economic Downturns | 2008: The Value of Reinsurance Revisited | Lapse Effects on Level Premiums

 

Credibility Analysis for Mortality Experience, Part 3 | Technology’s Effective Role in Underwriting | Hemoglobin A1c and the Elderly | Mortality Assumptions: Where Are We Going?

 

Term Price Leaders…How Do They Do It? | The Value of New Lab Tests: NTpBNP | Credibility Analysis for Mortality Experience Studies, Part 2

 

New Options in Reserve Financing | Preparing for Principles-Based Capital | Credibility Analysis for Mortality Experience Studies, Part 1 | Best Practices for an Underwriting System | Underwriting Trends for Older Age Applicants Special Report

 

2007

Older Age Issues: Initial Selection Effects Fade Fast | Winning Customers with Tele-interviewing | Possible Tax Status Effects of PBR

 

Observations on Mortality by Band | Lapse Studies Reveal Behavior Insights | Online Special Report: Risks in ROP Pricing

 

Enhanced STP Accelerates Profitability | Mortality Study Trend Analysis - Part III | Lapse Rates in a Principles-Based World | The PBR Reserve/Capital Accordion | Decisions, Decisions…

 

Helping Clients Tap into the Middle Market | PBR and Earnings Volatility | The Effects of Low Lapse Rates on Level Premium Term Profitability | Mortality Study Trend Analysis - Part II


2006


2005

 

Forecaster

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The Forecaster (SCOR Global Life Americas) discusses strategic issues facing the life insurance industry with subject experts.

LAST PUBLICATION2012

Consumer Buying Behavior: What it Means to the Carrier

 

PREVIOUS EDITIONS2011

Here's to a Long Life: Understanding Life Expectancy
 

Seasoned Expert Shares Observations on Pricing and Selecting Mortality Risk
 

Solvency II – Equivalence Brings It Home

 

2010

A Perfect Storm – Causes and Costs of Pediatric Obesity

 

Financial Reform Outlook: Will Insurers Help Drive Policy?

 

Top Equity Analyst Reviews Life Insurance

 

Life Insurance Value and Effective Producers Will Drive Growth

 

2009

Positioning the Industry for Success

 

Managing Your Modeling Risks

 

Risk Selection: Considering New Mortality Markers

 

Market Conditions Affect Term Pricing

 

2008

The Financial Crisis and Life Insurance

 

Life Settlement Market: Emerging Trends and Experience

 

Accounting Standards: All Fair for Assets and Liabilities?

 

Insurers Adjusting Practices To Tap Capital Markets

 

2007

Courting Older Age Customers

 

Recruiting Talent to Meet a Changing Market

 

Evolution of Capital Calculation

 

2006

Life Settlements: Risk and Opportunity

 

The Quest for Quality Data

 

Principles-Based Reserving -- What to Expect

 

2005

Viability of Capital Markets Alternatives

 

Succeeding in Alternative Markets

 

Managing Underwriting Programs for Success

 

 

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