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Our previous article discussed how risks associated with mental illnesses may not always be what one might think in both magnitude and causes of mortality, especially if environmental factors such…

Mental health and how it affects employment and commercial relationships has come increasingly under the spotlight recently. And maybe not before time. Somatic (that is, physical) illnesses tend to engender…

‘Insurtech’: our inboxes are full of news alerts, and hardly a day passes without a notable insurer or reinsurer somewhere commencing a digital initiative, applying artificial intelligence, partnering with a…

Researching cancer mortality over the past few months has proved to be a bit of an eye-opener, and in three ways: firstly the level of excess mortality seen in a…

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has just published a study the findings of which suggest that replacing saturated fats with vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid does not reduce the…

The process of life and disability underwriting varies from market to market. Those variations as they exist today have been driven by the prevalence of risk factors and the availability…

Gary is now the proud owner of a Fitbit. Read on to find out what he thinks of it and wearable technology in general. It has been difficult to attend…

When the applicant knows more than the underwriter there is always a heightened risk of antiselection. In the past people didn’t know much about their health and wellbeing, but their…

Received wisdom is that cholesterol is a significant risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis, and for coronary heart disease (CHD) in particular. Bowden and Sinatra, in their book The…

Predictive analytics (also referred to as ‘predictive modelling’): is it the future? It is if you listen to firms that are taking a keen interest in, or even specialize in,…