The Added Value of Medical Testing in Underwriting Life Insurance.

BACKGROUND:In present-day life-insurance medical underwriting practice the risk assessment starts with a standard health declaration (SHD). Indication for additional medical screening depends predominantly on age and amount of insured capital. From a medical perspective it is questionable whether th...

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Main Authors: Jan Bronsema, Sandra Brouwer, Michiel R de Boer, Johan W Groothoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4696800?pdf=render