How to Plan for the Obesity Drug Revolution

[Northeast Agent]

How to Plan for the Obesity Drug Revolution | ThinkAdvisor

Life insurers and their reinsurers are starting to think about what Wegovy, Saxenda and successors could do for your clients.

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Insurers and their reinsurers have seen enthusiasm about weight-loss wonder drugs come and go for decades, but now medical experts at Gen Re, Reinsurance Group of America, Munich Re, Scor and Swiss Re are starting let their guard down and wonder what might happen if the GLP-1 agonists really work, and keep working.

 

[Allen Trent]

How to Plan for the Obesity Drug Revolution | ThinkAdvisor

Life insurers and their reinsurers are starting to think about what Wegovy, Saxenda and successors could do for your clients.

www.thinkadvisor.com

Insurers and their reinsurers have seen enthusiasm about weight-loss wonder drugs come and go for decades, but now medical experts at Gen Re, Reinsurance Group of America, Munich Re, Scor and Swiss Re are starting let their guard down and wonder what might happen if the GLP-1 agonists really work, and keep working.

I don't know. Seeing lots of kidney failure connected to some of those drugs. Also, Dr friend's say 30-40% of the weight loss is loss of muscle mass & when the drug is stopped, the weight comes back but not the muscle mass

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590059520302697

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wedovy may be risky for older people because they melt away all-important muscles, experts say

About a quarter of weight loss is typically from the loss of lean mass, like muscle and bone, which is essential for metabolism and preventing injury as we age.

fortune.com

 

[jadynshay]

The potential of GLP-1 agonists seems to be gaining serious attention from medical experts. If these drugs prove effective long-term, it could be a game-changer for managing weight and related health issues.

 

[goillini52]

The potential of GLP-1 agonists seems to be gaining serious attention from medical experts. If these drugs prove effective long-term, it could be a game-changer for managing weight and related health issues.

Or maybe don't eat so much. exercise and try the Keto diet.

 

[sshafran]

Or maybe don't eat so much. exercise and try the Keto diet.

But....How will pharma (or politicians) make money off that crazy advice?

 

[scagnt83]

Insurers look at the past 12 months. But they can ask about your weight prior to that. And most still order an APS and can see the insureds weight going back at least the past 5 years. Build charts are not a hard and fast limit, its a guideline that can have exceptions made.... both ways...

Id bet we will eventually see some guidelines about the use of these drugs and build charts.

Long term effects of these are yet to be seen.

I know someone who is on one of those drugs. Its destroyed their muscle mass. And I am scared for them. NO way its good for a person long term.

 

[walthamny]

It would be more dramatic if we figure out how to regenerate beta cells. It would cure most of the type 2 diabetes save billions in health care cost and bankrupt pensions