How your health affects your life insurance policy

If you thought life insurance was a one size fits all for everyone you're way off kilter. Life insurance rates depend on a lot of different criteria, below are a few of the major areas of concern.

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Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) is a global Fortune 500 company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. We seek to be a leader in each of our pursuits, with insurance being our primary business. As a market leader for specialty insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations around the world, Markel embodies integrity, commitment, teamwork, and innovation in every day operations. We are encouraged to look for a better way to do things. Since our founding in 1930, we have sought to know our customers’ needs and to provide quality products and service.

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WHAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE GROWTH IN PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE SPENDING?

Infographic | March 5, 2020

Hospital care is the largest contributor to commercial health insurance spending growth - 42% of the increase since 2016. The growth in spending due to hospitals is more than twice that of the growth due to physician services and administrative costs, and ten times that of prescription drugs and nursing care. Efforts to control spending should consider how drivers of spending growth are linked to better patient care and chronic disease management.

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CAR INSURANCE AND THE IMPORTANT OF HIGHER COVERAGE AMOUNTS

Infographic | January 15, 2020

Were you considering car coverage? Let the infographic inform you why automobile insurance is needed. Most people just choose the cheapest quote they receive for coverage, without really thinking seriously about what would be protected in case of an accident.

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Why Does My Insurance Go Up?

Infographic | February 4, 2020

Do you know the difference between a Hard Insurance Market vs a Soft Insurance Market and the impact it has on your insurance rates? Check out the info-graphic below explaining the difference between the two. Soft insurance markets tend to lead to good conditions for buying insurance, while hard markets tend to lead to the opposite or bad conditions for buying insurance, IE higher costs. What market are we currently in you ask? In short, we are currently in a soft insurance market that is beginning to harden.

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The Growing Importance of Insurance BPO Services in 2021

Infographic | August 25, 2021

Emerging from a prevailing pandemic, the industry has to face few upfront hallenges. Some of these include risk management, claims management in the backdrop of the Covid 19 pandemic, digital innovation etc. These challenges will prompt the relevance of insurance BPO in 2021. In this infographic, we look at the role of BPOs inghe insurance sector this year.

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Interesting cyberattacks of 2019 that all reinsures Should Know About

Infographic | January 23, 2020

With the number of cyber-attacks on the rise, it’s natural to think that this increase of cyber-attacks is due to new actors and technological developments, said Yakir Golan, the CEO of Kovrr, the Tel Aviv-based provider of predictive cyber risk modeling solutions. “The truth of the matter is, cyber attacks are very often a modified version of an old attack. Whether it’s the same attack vector, same tools or the same vulnerability with a new exploitation, similar types of attacks, methods and techniques are likely to reappear in the near future and re/insurers should be prepared and on the lookout for how they can affect their portfolios,” added Golan.

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Professional Indemnity Insurance Explained

Infographic | December 17, 2019

All too often, the same question is asked. What is Professional Indemnity Insurance? Given how many professionals work in Australia, it’s benefits should be more well known. In this infographic, professional Indemnity Insurance is explained simply and easily so you can get the most out of your business insurance.

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Markel

Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) is a global Fortune 500 company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. We seek to be a leader in each of our pursuits, with insurance being our primary business. As a market leader for specialty insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations around the world, Markel embodies integrity, commitment, teamwork, and innovation in every day operations. We are encouraged to look for a better way to do things. Since our founding in 1930, we have sought to know our customers’ needs and to provide quality products and service.

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