One of the conditions met with a lot of confusion by brokers and agents in trying to assess where it falls underwriting-wise is bipolar disorder. Those with the disorder often represent it as if it were a minor inconvenience, and oftentimes any period of remission is met with a request for a standard or preferred issue.

John Hancock announced John Hancock Aspire with Vitality, the first of its kind life insurance designed specifically for Americans living with diabetes, in collaboration with Verily, an Alphabet company, and Onduo.
 

The potential health risks of vaping – the use of e-cigarettes to deliver nicotine or cannabinoids as a vapor instead of smoke – are now capturing headlines for an alarming spike in sickness. RGA’s Dr. Dave Rengachary, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Director, U.S. Mortality Markets, briefly discusses what is known, and not known.