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Accelerated Underwriting – Get on The Right Track
Von Keith Brown September 20, 2017English
Seeing the many different projects being pursued by direct companies is one of the most interesting aspects of working in reinsurance. Just recently I’ve noticed how many life carriers are going down the Accelerated Underwriting (AU) route. It’s...
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Are Functional Neurological Symptoms the “Great Deceivers”?
Von Dr. Chris Ball September 14, 2017English
Neurological symptoms that lack an underlying structural abnormality cause significant distress and disability for those who experience them. Investigation and management consume large amounts of clinical resources. For insurers, neurological symptoms...
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Unexpected Brain MRI Findings - A Headache You Didn’t Know You Had
Von Dr. Chris Ball August 22, 2017English
It should be no surprise that a visit to a doctor can reveal something is wrong. After all, most who define themselves as unwell expect a medical explanation based on the best available diagnostic technology. Unfortunately, the increasing use of imaging...
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What Drives People to Self-Harm and What Does it Mean for Insurers?
Von Ross Campbell July 25, 2017English
When thinking about self-harm, we most associate it with youth. More than half of 11-14 year olds and eight out of ten 18-21 year olds have self-harmed - or know someone who has - according to the results of a UK poll undertaken during 2015.1 The number...
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How Changes in Neurological Disorder Treatments Can Affect Claims
Von Dr. Chris Ball July 20, 2017English
Brain disorders contribute significantly to disability figures throughout the world, adding more Disability-Adjusted Life Years than HIV or ischaemic heart disease. Many of these disorders have a young age of onset leading to long periods of disability...
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Assessing Terminal Illness Claims – How Inaccurate Survival Estimates Present a Challenge
Von Mary Enslin June 27, 2017English
Advances in medicine and public health improvements have dramatically altered not only how people live but also how they die, leading to increases in life expectancy in most parts of the world. We can predict a dramatic rise in the numbers of people...
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