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Gary Bundock and Graham Spark (MD of MML Solutions, which provides the platform for SelectX's RiskApps underwriting manual) offer some considered views on a controversial subject.  The rise of artificial…

It is with regret that we bring you the news that Hank George died peacefully on 10 January, aged 77. He had been in declining health for some time although,…

Decision engines have been used for underwriting life business for close on 40 years now. They have evolved from simple engines processing predominantly ‘clean’ cases into systems capable of assessing…

What is the right to be forgotten (RTBF)? According to Insurance Europe, “A RTBF requires insurance to be offered without considering all relevant risk factors.” In recent years there has…

… not in the course of business but in Peter Maynard’s life outside SelectX as a train driver. Peter works as a volunteer driver of steam (and diesel) locomotives on…

By Tom McCarthy* and Doug Ingle† Life is finite. That is one certainty we all understand. The final resolution... death. In many basic ways, this simple but universal concept is…

RiskApps, our independent underwriting manual has continued to develop through 2021 and we have made a number of updates to both the content and functionality: Early in the year we…

RiskApps is an online underwriting manual providing underwriters with rating guidelines for life, critical illness and disability covers. The only independent manual world-wide and produced by SelectX in partnership with…

By Gary Bundock and Tom McCarthy It is interesting (well, we think so) to reflect on how evidence requirements differ from market to market. In some places – and the…

By Peter Maynard I always remember being told, early in my underwriting career (I’ll leave you to guess when that might have been), that it was the duty of the…