In our industry, we hear from advisors who see life underwriting as opaque and confusing, and its “make or break” nature can be frustrating. An unexpected underwriting decision can derail a new ...

The life insurance application process has not changed much in 50 years. Applicants fill out forms, schedule medical exams and wait. Weeks pass before anyone reviews the file. For healthy people in ...

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Friction is the enemy of the life insurance sale. Traditional life insurance underwriting, usually accompanied by a 30- to 60-day slog to obtain medical records and attending physician statements, ...

More insurers are issuing life insurance policies without requiring a medical exam. Insurers rely on several data sources to assess your life expectancy for no-exam life insurance policies. You have a ...

MCLEAN, Va., June 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Appian (Nasdaq: APPN) today announced a strategic partnership with ReleasePoint, a premier provider of medical information solutions for the insurance ...

Underwriting decisions often drive more economic value in life insurance planning than carrier selection, product design or illustrated pricing, yet underwriting is where many professionals spend the ...

In a recent review published in the journal npj Genomic Medicine, a group of authors examined the ethical, legal, and psychosocial implications of using genetic risk information in life insurance ...

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