Trends in Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s
May 12, 2023With the approval of new drugs by Eisai and Biogen, genetic testing for Alzheimer’s is on the rise. This article… Read More
Tags: Alzheimers, Genetic Testing, Life Insurance, Underwriting
Underwriting
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An Additional $2.6 Billion of Protective Value Can only be Identified through Paramed and Laboratory Underwriting Evidence
December 23, 2022In conjunction with industry partners APPS, ExamOne, and IMS Paramed, we recently collaborated on an effort to analyze and understand… Read More
Tags: Diabetes, Hypertension, Life Insurance, Mortality, Underwriting
What Causes Cognitive Decline After Bypass Surgery?
December 22, 2021As most physicians and many families can attest, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients often show memory issues and other… Read More
Tags: Bypass, Cognitive, Insurance, Memory, Underwriting
CRL PLUS Rx™: Your Solution for Missing Pharmaceutical Data
December 16, 2021The Insurers team is excited to share an update with our readers on CRL PLUS Rx™, a service to help… Read More
Tags: Insurance, Lab data, Plus Rx, Underwriting
Recent Evidence Suggests Underwriters Can Ignore a “Pre-Diabetes” Label
December 2, 2021It’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
Antidepressants or Magic Mushrooms: Which Works Best for Depression?
November 16, 2021Major depression is a common and serious illness, affecting up to 10% of the population at any given time. Unfortunately,… Read More
Tags: Depression, Insurance, Mental illness, Psilocybin, Underwriting
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
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
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
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