Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first introduced into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychological Association in 1980. Since then, the diagnostic guidelines have been reviewed multiple times, and the understanding of risk factors, neurobiological consequences and psychological symptoms has improved dramatically.
 

RGA’s consultant oncologist, Dr. Radi Counsell, discusses the ways liquid biopsies will change the face of cancer care, from screening and diagnosis to treatment monitoring and surveillance of survivors. Dr. Counsell also examines underwriting and claims adjudication implications of this emerging technology. 
 

The pandemic has forced the industry to hasten its embrace of automation. By the start of this year, over 40% of life insurers had either already incorporated some degree of accelerated and automated underwriting into their new business process, or had imminent plans to do so. This was a dramatic increase from 18% the year before – according to research from Celent.