{"id":49088,"date":"2016-06-02t13:04:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-02t17:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=49088"},"modified":"2016-06-14t07:42:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14t11:42:44","slug":"can-improved-longevity-affect-life-insurance-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2016\/06\/02\/can-improved-longevity-affect-life-insurance-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"how improved longevity could affect life insurance planning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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new medical findings may impact how advisors and fiduciaries can get the best results for their clients\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n by steven zeiger<\/em> in 1977\u00a0epidemiologist, richard peto from oxford university posed \u201cthe elephant paradox.\u201d peto theorized that a biological protective mechanism prevented cancer in elephants. elephants are 100 times larger than humans.\u00a0 therefore, their cells have replicated 100 times more than humans, and each replication is a chance for a cancerous mutation. \u00a0according to huntsman cancer institute\u2019s oncologist\u00a0dr. joshua schiffman, \u201cthey (elephants) should all be dropping dead of cancer and going extinct. but they have less cancer (than humans).\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n if scientists could understand why elephants don\u2019t get cancer, they could control or eliminate cancer in humans. this resulting increase in longevity would affect all aspects of insurance and investments.\u00a0 financial and estate planning strategies would need to be re-evaluated.\u00a0fortunately, scientists did solve the mystery in late 2015.<\/p>\n read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n new medical findings may impact how advisors and fiduciaries can get the best results for their clients\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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