Advancements in hepatitis C (HCV) reach further than just curing 90% of those infected with the virus. For the first time in a quarter of a century, the organ transplant list has decreased thanks to utilizing organs from HCV infected donors.
Get a first-person view of the unfolding opioid epidemic from a physician who lived it. Dr. Elyssa Del Valle recounts her experiences attempting to treat pain, while preventing addiction, and draws lessons for insurers.
Top life underwriting issues include regulatory concerns, accelerated underwriting, and the opioid epidemic.
Slides for the presentation at ReFocus 2019, March 10-13, Las Vegas
Slides from this presentation, given at the 2018 ACSW Spring Meeting, have been posted at the Actuaries’ Club of the Southwest website.
“Deaths of Despair,” an article recently appearing in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), should have red flags flying throughout the underwriting community.