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How long before you start killing customers because they're living too long?
by WFHRenaissance 4y ago
How long before you start killing customers because they're living too long?
- irq-1 4y agoAs opposed to killing customers because their treatments cost too much? (Which happens everyday by denying coverage, unlike the fictional plot device of Tontine as a motive for murder.)
- WFHRenaissance 4y agoAs if multinational pharmaceutical companies don't kill their problematic customers eye roll
- rundmc 4y agoUnlike insurance companies, we don't benefit from customers passing away. If customers are living longer, our algo's slows down the capital payouts which means that we earn fees on more assets for longer. Therefore it makes commercial sense for us to give customers tips to help them live longer. For example, I just found this today: https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/51/5/afac080/6572254?login=false https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/51/5/afac080/6572254...