Why rapid advances in medicine and technology are pushing up premiums for life and health cover
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Why rapid advances in medicine and technology are pushing up premiums for life and health cover

Major advances in medical technology and therapeutics over the past 20 years are impacting on life and health insurers, with underwriters struggling to keep pace with the speed of change.

Jenni McManus
Tue, Jul 5th 2022 09:11AM
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Stay in touch with your Clients and Prospective Clients, not by email, not by text Pick up the phone and meet them for a coffee, or a wine…
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you will never give or receive a warm handshake from AI when you are seeing a client for a terminal illness claim, and you both know you will never see each other again. AI can not look a widow in the eye and tell her it will take care of things, and it will be OK.
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