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Insurers Test Data Profiles To Identify Risky Clients.
- Source :
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Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition . 11/19/2010, Vol. 256 Issue 120, pA1-A16. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The article reports that life insurance companies are gathering and analyzing data about consumers gleaned from the Internet in an effort to predict a person's longevity and susceptibility to disease. Insurance company Aviva PLC examined data from some 60,000 insurance applicants to assess their vulnerability to high blood pressure, depression, and other maladies.
- Subjects :
- *FORECASTING
*INSURANCE companies
*PREDICTION models
*LONGEVITY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00999660
- Volume :
- 256
- Issue :
- 120
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
- Publication Type :
- News
- Accession number :
- 55262733