Society doctor

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Society doctors are doctors who work for private insurance companies . Society doctors are therefore specialists in insurance medicine . Your main task is in particular to assess the risk of pre-existing diseases. The creation of forecasts is therefore very meaningful; especially with life insurance. The genetic tests in particular often lead to discussions. Company doctors also support insurance companies in developing new products. There are technical similarities with forensic medicine , occupational medicine and social medicine .

credentials

  1. ^ S. Becher: Alternative medical occupational fields: In the service of the private insurance company. In: Dtsch. Aerztebl. Volume 105, No. 23, 2008, p. 1305. (aerzteblatt.de)
  2. ^ A. Regenauer: Insurance medicine and genetic tests. In: Dtsch. Doctor bl. Volume 98, No. 10, 2001, p. 593. (aerzteblatt.de)