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Life Insurers Next Source of Health Data: Wearables

Data Science, MassMutual, Technology, UnderwritingKarl AndersonSeptember 18, 2020Wearables, MassMutual, data analytics, Underwriting

Insurers Back Off Age Restrictions, Make Pricing Changes

Covid-19, UnderwritingKarl AndersonJuly 24, 2020COVID-19, Prudential, Pacific Life, John Hancock

John Hancock Streamlining the Life Insurance Purchase Process

Electronic health records may improve the life insurance underwriting and buying process at John Hancock. . . .

Underwriting, John Hancock, Customer ExperienceKarl AndersonMay 2, 2020Digital, Electronic Health Records, Purchase Experience

Applying Non-traditional Risk Factors in a Traditional Industry

Non-traditional factors such as Frailty, Personality and Sleep may have a future role in risk assessment . . . .

Underwriting, MortalityKarl AndersonMay 20, 2019Ageing, Frailty, Sleep, Personality, Underwriting

The slowly-resolving ambiguities of marijuana-linked mortality risk

With more states approving the medical and recreational use of marijuana, how will this impact underwriting life insurance policies?

Underwriting, MortalityKarl AndersonMay 2, 2019Underwriting, Marijuana, Mortality