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Underwriters assess your application for an insurance policy to determine whether or not to provide you with insurance, depending on how much risk you pose to the company. The more risk you present, ...

The age-old insurance underwriting model worked well for a traditional environment of slower and more predictable change, with similar processes and risk evaluation methods across insurers. Today, the ...