Trends in Nicotine Misrepresentation
January 20, 2021A fundamental underwriting principal is to treat like risks in a similar manner. This fairness doctrine is a key to… Read More
Tags: Cigarettes, Insurance, Mortality, Nicotine, Risk
Insurer Services Blog
Welcome to the CRL Insurer Services blog. From big data and insurtech to accelerated underwriting and self-service products, the world of life insurance is moving at an unprecedented pace. We are confident that mortality data and insurance industry capabilities will continue to evolve, and seek to provide relevant expertise and updates to our valued clients.
As we continue to provide lab, data, and underwriting services through the CRL Insurers Business Unit, we look forward to sharing updates with you here. Check out the latest posts below from our dedicated team of medical directors and industry leaders, who provide commentary on timely topics, innovative services and solutions, and the existing database of CRL expertise.
COVID-19 Antibody Prevelance Increased throughout 2020: New Research from CRL
January 7, 2021Dr. Robert Stout, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at CRL, and Dr. Steven Rigatti, Consulting Medical Director with CRL, conducted… Read More
Tags: Coronavirus, Covid 19, Covid 19 Crisis, Life Insurance, Risk Management
CRL Acquires Confirm BioSciences
December 14, 2020See below for details on the latest CRL acquisition. We are pleased to share that CRL has acquired Confirm BioSciences, a… Read More
Tags: Acquisition, Business, Laboratory, Life Insurance, Mortality
Are You Overpricing Applicants with HbA1c Elevations?
November 11, 2020There are many articles that can help answer the question of applicant hemoglobin A1c values, including this study from CRL: Relationship… Read More
Tags: Diabetes, Diabetic, Life Insurance, Mortality, Underwriting
Epigenetics White Paper on Technology & Innovation: CRL Doctor Expertise
November 4, 2020Dr. Heather Fehling, Chief Scientific Officer of Molecular Diagnostics at CRL, was honored to join the Society of Actuaries Epigenetics… Read More
Tags: Epigenetics, Genetics, Life Insurance, Mortality, Science
Simple Lab Tests May Still Offer the Best Underwriting Protection
October 7, 2020Dr. Michael Fulks, MD, comments on earlier research regarding the relative mortality in apparently healthy adults with various urine protein/creatinine… Read More
Tags: Lab Tests, Life Insurance, Mortality, Underwriting, Urinalysis
Understanding Systolic Blood Pressure
August 25, 2020Are you giving systolic blood pressure (SBP) the credit or debit it deserves? Review your company’s preferred criteria and note… Read More
Tags: Blood Pressure, Bp, Hypertension, Life Insurance, Mortality
CRL Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Best-in-Class Self-Collected COVID-19 Saliva Test
August 3, 2020CRL has received FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and is scaling up capacity for CRL Rapid Response™, a saliva-based COVID-19… Read More
Tags: Coronavirus, Covid 19, Covid 19 Crisis, Covid 19 Testing, FDA
Globulin: A Warning Underwriters Cannot Ignore
July 14, 2020How do you find a very expensive early mortality risk, most of which is the result of undiagnosed — but… Read More
Tags: Cancer, Lab Tests, Life Insurance, Mortality, Underwriting
Polypharmacy Now Available
July 7, 2020An Important Tool for Improved Risk Selection CRL is pleased to introduce a new polypharmacy laboratory test to aid insurers… Read More
Tags: Lab Tests, Life Insurance, Mortality, Polypharmacy, Underwriting