Underwriting implications

Underwriters always require a general practitioner's (GP) report, and usually ask to see any hospital letters the GP may have relating to the aneurysm and its treatment. In order to make an informed decision, an underwriter would typically need details of precise diagnosis and results of investigations, location, size, cause, treatment, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic and any complications. Aortic aneurysm Rupture of an aortic aneurysm is a major complication, sudden death may result and operative mortality is high - more than 50%. This is compared with elective surgery mortalit...