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Individual insurance in 2024: clients demand quicker responses

By Alain Thériault | Jan. 18, 2024, 10:59 a.m.

Photo: Marjorie Poirier / Unsplash

The quest for immediacy will speed up changes in life and health insurance this year.

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DESJARDINS

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UV INSURANCE

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Special risks

Casualty rates excluding auto liability decline at the start of 2024

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Technology

Direct simplified issue offerings benefit advisors eventually

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Artificial intelligence

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Medication

Insurers likely to benefit from adding obesity drugs to benefits coverage

Drug plan sponsors encouraged to set up usage guardrails for new therapies

Employee health and wellness metrics decline

Women over 65 less likely than men to visit medical specialists for non-emergencies