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.
Consulting medical director Michael Fulks, MD, comments on recent changes to the leading causes of death because of COVID-19, drugs,… Read More
Tags: Cancer, Covid 19, Drug overdose, Life Insurance, Mortality
The conclusions of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference were recently published.1 This expert panel started with… Read More
Tags: eGFR, Kidney, Life Insurance, Mortality, Risk
It’s a simple concept: the more people you can label as having a condition for which you provide support (as… Read More
Tags: Diabetes, Insurance, Mortality, Study, Underwriting
CRL Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Robert Stout discusses the lasting impact of COVID-19 infection in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients…. Read More
Tags: Covid 19, Covid 19 Crisis, Laboratory, Life Insurance, Mortality
Recently Dr. Michael Fulks commented on 2020 mortality data from JAMA, citing an increase of 17.7% from 2019 to 2020… Read More
Tags: Cancer, Insurance, Life Insurance, Mortality, Retirement
Dr. Michael Fulks, Consulting Medical Director to CRL, comments on the 2020 leading causes of death in a COVID-19 world…. Read More
Tags: Cancer, Covid 19, Heart Disease, Life Insurance, Mortality
Urine protein tests offer a simple way for insurance companies to obtain an important predictor of life risk. CRL recently… Read More
Tags: Healthcare, Kidney, Life Insurance, Medical Research, Mortality
A 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
See 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
There 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