News & Insights
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Great-West Lifeco Reports Strong Quarterly Earnings"Base earnings per common share of 89 cents was up both from last quarter, and 17% year-over-year. This reflects solid business growth and higher markets." Paul Mahon
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The Thick and Thin of Melanoma by Dr. Anuj Gupta, Senior UW Research ConsultantMonty Forman, ALHC, FALU, FLMI Director of Underwriting Research, hosts the underwriting webinar: The Thick and Thin of Melanoma -
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Jeff Poulin on Pride Month"While Pride is a celebration for many, it is also a time to highlight that we still have a long route ahead of us..." Jeff Poulin, CEO Reinsurance
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Trish Gehlen Preston Assumes Role of Vice-President, CFO ReinsuranceJeff Poulin and Garry MacNicholas congratulate Glenn Hickling on his upcoming retirement and welcome Trish Gehlen Preston in the role of VP CFO Reinsurance.
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Canada Life Reinsurance signs C$1.4-billion co-insurance agreement with Dai-ichi Life“I am delighted to announce this significant reinsurance transaction which is not only our first with Dai-ichi Life but also our first in the Japanese market.", Gareth Dobson, General Manager and Actuary, Barbados Branch
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Canada Life Re Sponsorship Supports Alliance Center for Education in Charlotte, NC“We are proud to continue our support of the Alliance Center for Education scholarships and programs that provide opportunity for so many in the Charlotte area.” Lonny Meewes, SVP Marketing
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Great-West Lifeco 1st Quarter 2021 Financials"We're pleased that our recently acquired businesses are performing well, and integration activities are on track, while our global businesses' momentum and sales pipelines remain strong." Paul Mahon
Insights
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Covid-19 - Pandemic or EndemicDr. Anuj Gupta, MBBS, MBA Senior Underwriting Research Consultant, writes on Covid-19 - Pandemic or Endemic
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Capital Financing for Health InsuranceDavid Rowbottom discusses the application of Structured Reinsurance as a source of capital financing for Health companies.
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Capital Solutions: A Group Life ExampleMike Green’s presentation at the 2018 Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting provides a clear and practical summary of the benefits and features of Structured Reinsurance. While the presentation uses Group Life as the example, Structured Reinsurance can be tailored to meet your company’s individual needs.
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Reinsurance as a Longevity Capital Management ToolAt the 2018 Valuation Actuary Symposium, Sheila Harney gave a presentation on how reinsurance can be used as a capital management tool for longevity risk. She addressed buy-ins, buy-outs, swaps, and use of captives in both the European and U.S. Pension Risk Transfer markets.
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Keynote: Underwriting Best PracticesEamon Loughnane spoke at the Mercer Longevity hedging webinar following the execution of the £3.4bn longevity swap of Marsh & McLennan UK pension fund, of which Canada Life Re took on £1.7bn of the pension liabilities