The Added Value of Medical Testing in Underwriting Life Insurance.

ABSTRACT:

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 there is an association between the level of insured capital and medical risk in terms of mortality. The aim of the study is to examine the prognostic value of parameters from the health declaration and application form on extra mortality based on results from additional medical testing.

Methods

A history register-based cohort study was conducted including about 15.000 application files accepted between 2007 and 2010. Blood pressure, lipids, cotinine and glucose levels were used as

SUBMITTER: Bronsema J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4696800 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature