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Best's Review Examines How Life Insurers Are Handling Pandemic Developments

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Best's Review looks at how the unexpected increase in pandemic-related deaths for working-age people has affected life insurers and how the industry is responding. Life insurers may look to investment gains and business diversification across segments to help balance the potential impending costs. Discover the outlook for the industry in “Life Insurers Not Free of COVID-19 Yet, as Virus Impacts Younger Populations.”

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Executive Editor, Best’s Review®
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5540
patricia.vowinkel@ambest.com

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