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[Work disability: malignant tumors as markers of noticeable risk in occupational groups]
1Alte Leipziger Lebensversicherung a. G, Alte Leipziger Platz 1, 61440 Oberursel.
Versicherungsmedizin
|January 6, 2001
Abstract:
A risk adequate premium development of private disability insurance requires a correct valuation of the disability probability. If the reasons for disability are known, especially the share of cancer, the development of damage within a job class can be anticipated. For this a relatively small collective is enough. The new findings should be substantiated as far as possible by further analysis and can be the basis for the evaluation of disability probabilities of job classes within the business in force.
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