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The ICSL blog is a place for collaborative conversation. Addressing excess mortality risk is not easy. There are many approaches and there can be debate about the best path to take. Come explore with us as we delve into the nuances of various approaches, share success stories, and narrate the journey to save a million lives.
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The Agent Alliance: Insurance Collaboration to Save Lives Partners with Envela Insurance on the "Life Is Personal" Initiative
We are thrilled to share that Insurance Collaboration to Save Lives (ICSL) has partnered with Envela Insurance , a platform built for independent agencies and agents. This joint initiative, Life Is Personal , unites data, technology and human insight to help the independent channel champion prevention alongside protection. The campaign connects insurance protection with preventive wellness, positioning independent agents as trusted advocates for healthier communities and mo
Mitch Bagley
Nov 173 min read


Garlic and Vampires and Interventions
Let’s have a thought experiment.
Suppose we knew with 100% certainty that eating garlic would keep cancer away in the same way that it inhibits vampires. As long as you eat a clove of garlic every day you would not get cancer or vampire bites. Would people still get cancer? Would vampires go extinct?
Nate Worrell
Oct 264 min read


What is Driving a 219% Increase in Tricuspid Heart Valve Diagnoses in Germany?
The Insurance Collaboration’s research team analyzes publicly available hospitalization data from Germany to evaluate health trends since the COVID-19 pandemic. One significant increase that jumped out to our expert team is the rise in tricuspid heart valve diagnoses since 2020.
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Oct 262 min read


Flu Surge Alert: Unpacking the Spike in Influenza and Pneumonia in Germany
Through the first three quarters of 2024, influenza and pneumonia seem significantly elevated compared to 2020 for all age groups in German hospitalizations. The total case count for both conditions is 43% higher in 2024.
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Oct 262 min read


ForwardLiving Partnership: ICSL and GoMo Health
We are excited to announce our strategic alliance with GoMo Health to address elevated mortality and morbidity trends, particularly among younger adults, since the pandemic. This initiative was created to help insurance companies and policyholders adapt to shifting health trends by delivering scalable, evidence-based programs for insurers that support longer, healthier lives by helping policyholders proactively manage chronic conditions through personalized digital health eng
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Oct 252 min read


Embracing Life Insurance Awareness Month: A Call to Action from the Insurance Collaboration to Save Lives
As we observe Life Insurance Awareness Month this September, the Insurance Collaboration to Save Lives (ICSL) urges individuals, families, and industry leaders to reflect not only on the financial security that life insurance provides but also on its profound potential to preserve and extend human life.
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Oct 233 min read
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