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Just a quick little post to let all visitors to this site know that this website/blog is NOT an employment website. Underwriting Solutions LLC is NOT a professional recruiting organization. Thanks for visiting.
Addendum 04/05/09
Just a quick little edit to let everyone know that while this blog is not an employment website I may have opportunities for part time remote work in the near future. Thanks for visiting and I’ll announce any work opportunities with a new post.
Listen and Learn – One Double Cheeseburger and a side of Colorectal Cancer
Alarming Numbers For Black Men And Colorectal Cancer : NPR
Yet another post in the periodic Double Cheeseburger series. Pay particular attention to the last two minutes of this podcast for an excellent risk factor summary and recommendations for lifestyle changes. There is a lot of relevant information for assessing risk in this short interview.
Listen and Learn – More on Mexico
Mexican Drug Lords Diversify Their Business : NPR
Many years ago the Colombians started focusing on production and outsourced distribution to the Mexicans. Demand for drugs is down so one Mexican DTO (drug trafficking organization) is diversifying to keep revenue streams up.
Disappearing Docs
Doctor and Patient – Where Have All the Doctors Gone? – NYTimes.com
When I learned the tools of the trade last century, I was taught to be highly suspicious of applicants for life insurance who claimed not to have a family medicine/primary care MD. I also know that if evidence presents itself to change an opinion or belief, you should do so.
The numbers are staggering and I no longer view applicants without a PCP as suspiciously as I once did.
Less suspicious does not mean the absence of suspicion. After all, a suspicious underwriter is a good underwriter.
Our Problem to the South
Kidnapping of US antikidnapping consultant rattles Mexico | csmonitor.com
The time I spent working in the international offshore life markets was interesting. You learned quickly that some risks (CHD, cancer) are the same as US mortality while others were quite different. Understanding the difference in mortality risks by country often IS the difference between profits or losses.
If you rent a movie this weekend, I recommend Man on Fire. This film came out in 2004 and was directed by Tony Scott with Denzel Washington playing the lead role as a security guy.
Even Denzel didn’t get out alive.
Med + VOO and Nuts to You
I am particularly fond of cashews and EVOO. My favorite EVOO is Borges. It won’t be long before we design dietary drill downs for our tele-underwriting scripts.
Higher CV Risk and All-Cause Mortality – Pay Attention to Your GFR
The results of this study seem sort of obvious to me but still may be of some benefit for the younger members of our profession.
CKD Risk and High HgbA1c
The more we know, the less we know. The study population is small, but the findings merit our collective attention. Think about these things the next time you are considering credits for the absence of retinopathy and/or albuminuria in a diabetic applicant.
Watch, Listen and Learn – Sleeping is Good for Your Heart
Now I have another excuse for naps. Lack of Sleep & CAD
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