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Mortality has steadily improved in the U.S. until recently, when COVID-19 and fentanyl-related deaths increased. However, the disparity in mortality… Read More
Tags: Life expectancy, Life Insurance, Mortality
In conjunction with industry partners APPS, ExamOne and IMS Paramed, we recently collaborated on an effort to analyze and understand… Read More
Tags: Cigarettes, Insurance, Mortality, Nicotine, Risk
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
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