This summer Dr. Daniel Zimmerman, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Director for Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) – one the largest life reinsurance companies in the world – published an article and webinar on the “Fast -Growing field of Epigenetics.” Dr. Zimmerman does an excellent job explaining the basis of genetics vs. epigenetics – and how …
PBS News Hour picked up the story written by Rebecca Robbins at StatNews about how we are working to change the life insurance industry. While I can do without the macabre headline graphic (life, death & science is beautiful, not ghastly), the story does a great job on highlighting change that is occurring within the …
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Life Insurance Firm GWG Incorporates Epigenetic Mortality Predictor into Underwriting Today, GenomeWeb published a report that as scientists discover more and more molecular biomarkers that can predict an individual’s disease and mortality risk, the results are not only applicable in personalized medicine but are also making their way into a new marketplace: the life insurance …