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Accident Insurance – a Great Complement to Critical Illness Insurance

Von Kayla Rooney |September 02, 2021|English

With open enrollment around the corner, a popular form of supplemental insurance selected will be Accident insurance. Accident insurance, an indemnity-based product often sold at the worksite, pays scheduled benefits for accident or injury-based ailments....
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The U.S. Critical Illness Market Remains Strong

Von Kayla Rooney |December 11, 2020|English

The results from our latest annual U.S. Critical Illness Insurance Market Survey are worth a look as favorable trends continue. 46 companies participated in this year’s survey, with the results representing 81 products that are currently in the...
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MINOCA - A New Type of Myocardial Infarction?

Von Dr. Sandra Mitic |September 03, 2020|English | Français

A new syndrome of myocardial infarction (MI) has been defined in the clinical context over the past few years - myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Several large, international acute myocardial infarction (AMI) studies...
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Changes in Cancer Classification - How Do They Impact Critical Illness Insurance?

Von Tim Eppert |July 14, 2020|English | Français

What is a cancer - and what is not? While the answer to this question is obvious in many cases, it is not always straightforward. A disease is deemed as malignant or cancerous when there is an uncontrolled growth of cells that is invasive, i.e., the...
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World Cancer Day - Celebrating a Decline in U.S. Cancer Mortality

Von Jean-Marc Fix |February 04, 2020|English

When the Cancer Statistics, 2020 report was released a few weeks ago, the press rightfully basked in the great news: In the U.S. there were 2.9 million fewer cancer deaths than there would have been if the historically increasing cancer rates had remained...
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When Is a Heart Attack a Heart Attack?

Von Dr. John O'Brien |November 05, 2019|English

Right up until the 1960s no specific treatment for heart attack existed; patients were simply advised to go home and rest in bed. Today, although our understanding and treatment of what’s technically called myocardial infarction (MI) has come...
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