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Battle of the bulge

The obesity epidemic could be putting the brakes on the increase in life expectancy we have previously taken for granted. And the risks and opportunities for (re)insurers are plentiful, explains Dr Achim Regenauer

Babies now born in the western world will, on average, live three months longer than today's one-year-olds. Due to improvements in medicine and healthcare resources, the average life expectancy in

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