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    • Public Health
    • Risk Assessment
    • Insurance Medicine

    Background:

    • Traditional cigarette smoking has declined due to health awareness and public health campaigns.
    • Alternative nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes and oral nicotine pouches, are gaining popularity, especially among younger demographics in the US and Europe.
    • The global nicotine market now includes a diverse range of combustible and non-combustible products.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the impact of evolving nicotine product use on traditional smoker definitions.
    • To assess the risks associated with alternative nicotine products for insurance underwriting.
    • To advocate for a more nuanced approach to insurance risk assessment in light of changing consumption patterns.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of current literature on nicotine product use and health effects.
    • Analysis of traditional clinical and insurance-based definitions of
    • smoker.
    • Evaluation of the limitations of existing definitions in capturing risks of alternative nicotine products.

    Main Results:

    • Combustible tobacco remains the highest risk, but non-combustible nicotine products represent a heterogeneous medium-risk category.
    • Alternative nicotine products are not risk-free, with potential cardiovascular and metabolic effects, and risks associated with dual/poly-use and youth uptake.
    • Traditional smoker classifications are inadequate for accurately assessing risks posed by the expanding range of nicotine products.

    Conclusions:

    • The rise of alternative nicotine products necessitates a re-evaluation of insurance underwriting practices.
    • A more nuanced underwriting approach, including detailed product disclosure and potential pricing differentiation, is beneficial for insurers.
    • Accurate risk assessment requires acknowledging the varied risk profiles of different nicotine products beyond traditional smoking classifications.