The pros and cons of alternative medical screenings

‘Is the grass always greener?’

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Steve Casey weighs up the options available to insurers at a time when medical screenings are on hold

They say that a week is a long time in politics. First said by Harold Wilson I think that we can now say that this applies to all of us within the UK and beyond. The unprecedented situation with COVID-19 has meant that we have seen all kinds of actions being undertaken by our customers, intermediaries, providers and reinsurers. Some report record new business applications (and this being on the back of record new business in 2019) whilst others have also seen a substantial increase in the number of premium holiday requests. What is clear is that providers, now that they have stabilise...

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