Suicides of Soldiers Reach High of Nearly 3 Decades – NYTimes.com
This is an unfortunate trend that underwriters need to be aware of.
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Archive for January, 2009
Suicide and US Soldiers
Posted in Lifelong Learning, underwriting, tagged Lifelong Learning, LinkedIn, underwriting on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remote Underwriting Jobs – Look Beyond
Posted in Jobs, Remote Underwriting, underwriting, tagged LinkedIn, Remote Underwriting, Telecommute, telecommuting, underwriting on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Search Jobs, Resumes, Recruiting & Career Site – Beyond.com
There are a a ton of job sites on the internet and it should come as no surprise that companies must pick and choose where to place their ads. For the job seeker, the problem is finding the website that hopefully lists the type of position you’re [...]
Coffee and the Risk of Dementia – Drink Up
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Nutrition, underwriting, tagged Diet, Lifelong Learning, LinkedIn, underwriting on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee Linked to Lower Dementia Risk – NYTimes.com
According to The Seattle Times, Starbucks is planning another big round of layoffs. Maybe this study will help sales. Is this useful data for underwriting purposes? Probably not. But it is interesting and with the level of coffee I consume, my dementia risk is likely less than zero.
Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Medical News, underwriting, tagged FME, Lifelong Learning, LinkedIn, pharmaceutical, SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH, underwriting on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NEJM — Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
Here is a link to the NEJM abstract. When there is doubt regarding the findings of a medical study as reported by various sources, it is always prudent to go to the original source.
Meet the New Boss – Same as the Old Boss
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Medical News, underwriting, tagged FME, Lifelong Learning, LinkedIn, pharmaceutical, SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Medical News: Risk of Sudden Death No Less Likely with Atypical Antipsychotics – in Psychiatry, Schizophrenia from MedPage Today
Here is another report on the same Vanderbilt University study on antipsychotics originally reported on in the NEJM. The lesson from this comparison is obvious. Be cognizant of differences in reporting quality and possible underlying biases. The [...]
Newer Antipsychotics – The Law of Unintended Consequences
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Medical News, underwriting, tagged FME, Lifelong Learning, LinkedIn, pharmaceutical, sudden death risk, underwriting on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the NYT permalink to an article summarizing a recent study in the NEJM.
My fascination with pharmaceuticals is both personal and professional. It should be noted that the relative risk is still not high. Our problem is the law of small numbers. One applicant issued with a unique medical [...]
Homocysteine Predicts CV Mortality in Elderly
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Medical News, underwriting, tagged caridovascular, Lifelong Learning, LinkedIn, underwriting on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Small study population notwithstanding, the results are of interest to our profession.
Medical News: Homocysteine Not Framingham Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in Very Elderly – in Cardiovascular, Prevention from MedPage Today
Occupational Risk – Journalism Can be Bad for Your Health
Posted in International Risk, Lifelong Learning, underwriting, tagged Lifelong Learning, LinkedIn, Mexico, occupational risk, underwriting on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the more arcane areas of mortality risk is occupational risk. It is best to think about occupations in their context. For example, a climb leader working the Arbuckles is a different risk profile than a climb leader working K2.
Today I want you to think about journalists.
BBC NEWS | Americas | Gunmen attack Mexico [...]
Working for Uncle Sam – (sorry, no openings for remote underwriters)
Posted in Jobs on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every now and then (usually after watching a good spy movie) I get the wild idea I should switch careers and go fight terrorists. I’ve added a link to the US Government’s official job site. Believe it or not, there are some insurance jobs listed.
No remote underwriting jobs though.
Remote Underwriting with Turkeys
Posted in Remote Underwriting, underwriting, tagged outsourcing, Remote Underwriting, Telecommute, telecommuting, underwriting on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This post marks the beginning of a periodic series covering remote underwriting management issues. Based upon search engine traffic there seems to be a high level of interest on this topic, hence a new periodic series. Personally I have experience in several aspects of the remote underwriting experience. I have managed remotes. I was a [...]
