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Current State of Group Medical EOI Applications
Von Joe Iannetti July 31, 2018English
This past May, Gen Re released the results of our Group Medical Evidence of Insurability Underwriting Survey. The survey covered Group Life, LTD and STD products with a focus on how companies staff and process their Evidence of Insurability (EOI) applications....
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Sugar and Fat – and Diet Research
Von Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA July 12, 2018English
While we know that sugar is a key element of the obesity equation, it’s difficult to design a perfect diet because biochemical pathways and their communication with the brain do not necessarily translate to the combination of motivation and weight...
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The Rise in Sugar Consumption in the U.S. – and the Obesity Equation
Von Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA June 05, 2018English
For years, sweets were marketed as innocuous treats for kids whose only drawback was cavities if you did not brush your teeth properly. A more nefarious role was alluded to much earlier: in the early 1900s, a British physician stationed in India, Sir...
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Smokeless Fuels the Tobacco Debate
Von Ross Campbell May 17, 2018English Français
More than ever, people are shunning tobacco. In England, adult smoking prevalence fell to 15.5% in 2016. Although smoking is declining worldwide, it is on the rise in Eastern Mediterranean and African regions. Despite its dwindling popularity in many...
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Evolving Risk in Occupational Lung Disease
Von Dr. Chris Ball May 02, 2018English Français
World Asthma Day (1 May) is an annual event organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. The risks to the lungs from inhaling foreign substances while at work have been known since the Romans...
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Organ Transplantation - Improving Life and Reducing Risk
Von Dr. Sara Kannampuzha April 26, 2018English
For some people, an organ transplant is a last hope. Their lives can be saved when doctors replace their damaged organs and tissues with healthy ones from living or deceased donors. Millions of people's sight has been restored with corneal transplants....
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