Reinsurance Group of America Partners With the University of Leicester to Examine Impact of Lifestyle Factors on Mortality and Morbidity
November 15 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA), a
leading global life and health reinsurer, is partnering with The
University of Leicester, U.K., to study and quantify how multiple
rating factors and comorbidities affect one another, enabling the
international scientific community to better understand a range of
common and life-threatening diseases. This research, sponsored by
RGA, is being conducted by The University of Leicester to reveal
how lifestyle and wellness activities, such as physical activity,
heart rate, cognitive function, and hours of sleep, predict health
conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular health, and
mortality.
“As people are living longer, more individuals will live with
multiple diseases and conditions that impair their health, so a
deeper understanding of how combinations of risk factors predict
mortality and morbidity is extremely valuable,” said Richard
Russell, Vice President, Head of Health Data Analytics, RGA. “The
output from this project will have the potential to provide
critical insights to the insurance industry to enhance underwriting
and pricing for wellness products, and more importantly, provide
insights to inform consumers on ways to improve their health and
longevity.”
Researchers are hoping to determine whether information on
lifestyle choices (e.g., physical activity) can be used to improve
the performance of traditional rating factors (e.g., sex and age)
and comorbidities (e.g., high blood pressure) in predicting health
outcomes. The data will be analyzed using advanced statistical
models that assemble constellations of variables to discover how
they impact one another.
The groundbreaking study relies on data from UK Biobank, a
longitudinal data set of approximately 500,000 adults aged 37 and
70 who were recruited at baseline between 2006 and 2010.
Participants provided comprehensive data on a broad range of
biological, cognitive, demographic, health, lifestyle, mental,
social, and well-being outcomes, and continue to do so today. The
University of Leicester will hold the data and perform all data
analytics with RGA providing funding and advice.
RGA and The University of Leicester recently began the study and
expect to announce early results in the second half of 2023. For
more information about RGA, visit www.rgare.com.
About RGA
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) is a
global industry leader specializing in life and health reinsurance
and financial solutions that help clients effectively manage risk
and optimize capital. Founded in 1973, RGA is one of the world’s
largest and most respected reinsurers and is guided by a
fundamental purpose: to make financial protection accessible to
all. RGA is widely recognized for superior risk management and
underwriting expertise, innovative product design, and dedicated
client focus. RGA serves clients and partners in key markets around
the world and has approximately $3.3 trillion of life reinsurance
in force and assets of $82.7 billion as of September 30, 2022. To
learn more about RGA and its businesses, visit www.rgare.com.
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