The AMUS committee are pleased to announce the launch of our new digital platform, aiming to educate and develop underwriters and claims professionals from the comfort of your own office. We’ll be covering a range of topics to encourage discussion in the underwriting and claims community, consider emerging trends or risks in underwriting and claims and to get an array of views.

New Content – The hidden impact of Covid-19

We have been looking at how we can continue to bring you AMUS content (lockdown style) and are
delighted to present our latest AMUS bitesize digital sessions.

This two part series features two leading industry CMO’s Dr Debbie Smith and Dr Rob Rosa
discussing the hidden impact of Covid-19 on healthcare, beyond the virus, and what this means for
us as underwriting and claims professionals.

Part One is 30 minutes and focuses on

  • The current landscape of medicine is – in GP practices and in hospitals
  • The impacts from delays to NHS services over lockdown and the impact of backlogs
  • How people’s behaviour has changed when interacting with medical professionals
  • The impact of the pandemic on medical professionals
New Content - The hidden impact of Covid-19 - Part 1
AMUS Digital Podcast on e-Cigarettes

The hidden impact of Covid-19 – Part 1

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We are delighted to launch our first podcast on e-Cigarettes where we are joined by:

  • Dr Sharon Cox, a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research at
    London’s South Bank University.
  • Andrew Wibberley, of Alea Risk Consulting
  • And, Neil Daniels, chair of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries working party on e-cigarettes

    • Listen now to…..

  • Hear three leading experts talking about the latest position on vaping from three different
    angles- medical, underwriting and actuarial
  • Explore this hot topic, understand the latest research, potential benefits and challenges of e-
    cigarette use
  • Consider the challenges for underwriters and pricing to assess these risks
  • Find out the possible different risks including different types of vaping and single vs dual use
  • …………..And much more

    • We hope you find this discussion interesting and helps you to form your own individual views on this
    subject.
    The views, information, or opinions expressed during podcasts are solely those of the individuals
    involved and do not necessarily represent those of the AMUS.