Search Careers OASIS Login Clinical Reference Laboratory Services Test Catalog About Contact Us COVID-19 TESTING INSURER SERVICES BLOG Home > About > Blog > Insurer Services Blog Search Welcome to the CRL Insurer Services blog. From big data and insurtech to accelerated underwriting and self-service products, the world of life insurance is moving at an unprecedented pace. We are confident that mortality data and insurance industry capabilities will continue to evolve, and seek to provide relevant expertise and updates to our valued clients. As we continue to provide lab, data, and underwriting services through the CRL Insurers Business Unit, we look forward to sharing updates with you here. Check out the latest posts below from our dedicated team of medical directors and industry leaders, who provide commentary on timely topics, innovative services and solutions, and the existing database of CRL expertise. Antidepressants or Magic Mushrooms: Which Works Best for Depression? November 16, 2021 Major depression is a common and serious illness, affecting up to 10% of the population at any given time. Unfortunately,… Read More Tags: Depression, Insurance, Mental illness, Psilocybin, Underwriting Treatment Updates for Alzheimer’s Disease: Some Hope for Prevention October 1, 2021 Dr. Michael Fulks comments on the results of a recent study of Donanemab, an antibody that targets the amyloid-β (Aβ)… Read More Tags: Alzheimers, Cardiovascular, Dementia, Risk COVID-19 Long-Haul Effects August 5, 2021 CRL Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Robert Stout discusses the lasting impact of COVID-19 infection in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients…. Read More Tags: Covid 19, Covid 19 Crisis, Laboratory, Life Insurance, Mortality Coming Soon: A Weekly Shot to Control Obesity July 14, 2021 By 2018, over 42% of US adults were obese (BMI 30+) with little variation by age and sex, and almost… Read More Tags: Bmi, Insurance, Life Insurance, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Marijuana Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic July 8, 2021 Dr. Steven J. Rigatti explores marijuana use during the COVID-19 pandemic as a follow-up to earlier commentary on alcohol and tobacco use…. Read More Tags: Alcohol, Covid 19, Laboratory, Marijuana, Pandemic Recent Publication on Mortality: Impacts on Insurers June 28, 2021 Recently Dr. Michael Fulks commented on 2020 mortality data from JAMA, citing an increase of 17.7% from 2019 to 2020… Read More Tags: Cancer, Insurance, Life Insurance, Mortality, Retirement 2020 US Mortality Results: How do they compare to prior years? June 17, 2021 Dr. Michael Fulks, Consulting Medical Director to CRL, comments on the 2020 leading causes of death in a COVID-19 world…. Read More Tags: Cancer, Covid 19, Heart Disease, Life Insurance, Mortality The Emerging Marijuana Challenge: Δ8-THC May 18, 2021 Delta-8 Compound Marijuana testing is used by a number of life insurers in the risk assessment process. New chemical entities… Read More Tags: Delta 8 Thc, Drug Test, Insurance, Laboratory, Marijuana Urine Protein Tests: A Mortality Predictor in Life Insurance Populations March 31, 2021 Urine protein tests offer a simple way for insurance companies to obtain an important predictor of life risk. CRL recently… Read More Tags: Healthcare, Kidney, Life Insurance, Medical Research, Mortality Bad Habits and the Pandemic March 10, 2021 Dr. Steven Rigatti, Consulting Medical Director to CRL, comments on alcohol and tobacco usage rates from a pre-pandemic period to… Read More Tags: Alcohol, Covid 19, Covid 19 Crisis, Pandemic, Stay At Home Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 4 Next page START A CONVERSATION We are one of the largest privately held clinical testing laboratories in the U.S., performing hundreds of thousands of tests every day for clients large and small. Our staff of more than 700 associates works around-the-clock to process and report results seven days a week for many of the largest retail, transportation, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and financial service organizations in the world. From high-complexity molecular diagnostic COVID-19 testing, to our toxicology and general lab testing, our partners are as diverse as the testing we perform. Clinical Reference Laboratory 8405 Quivira Road Lenexa, Kansas 66215 800-445-6917 Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Upcoming Events Certification Notice of Privacy Practices Reporting a Concern Terms of Use Copyright 2021 Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc.