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Things have changed in your life. Most notably, you are no longer employed. Perhaps you’ve been laid off from your (36) workplace. Perhaps you are in the (37) of starting a business. Perhaps you are .staying home to care for a child you’ve recently (38) . You decide to apply for a variety of (39) that will help you manage the risks (40) in life (health, life, disability). A few weeks after filling out your applications, you receive a reply from the insurance company that goes something like, "Dear So-and-so, upon (41) of your application we are sorry to report that we can’t insure you at this time." A rejection What’s that all about You call them up and find that they have rejected your application for certain insurances because of your past history of (42) illness.
The chain of events that has led up to your insurance rejection went something like this. All those years ago when you were in therapy, your (43) was sent to the insurance company that was paying for your therapy. They, in turn, sent it out to an institution known as MIB (short for "Medical Information Bureau", not "Men In Black"). MIB is a not-for-profit data warehouse (sponsored by major insurance carriers). (44) . As part of the standard process of reviewing your application for insurance coverage, the insurance company called up MIB and took a look at your record. (45) . The reasoning would be something like, " (46) We’d have to pay for that treatment. There is, therefore, too much risk involved in insuring this person.\