“[W]hat we saw just in third quarter, we’re seeing it continue into fourth quarter, is that death rates are up 40% over what they were pre-pandemic,” Davidson explained. He said the deaths were “huge, huge numbers,” and not in the elderly or infirm, but “primarily working-age people 18 to 64.” Most of the filed deaths claims are NOT Covid deaths, Davison said.
What could be causing this? There are some clues. Davidson also said that the company is seeing an “uptick” in DISABILITY claims, saying at first it was just short-term disability claims, but now long-term disability claims are also trending up.
So, it may be that the government is trying to hide the non-Covid deaths numbers and the media is helping, but OTHER folks — like insurance companies — are also carefully tracking the same data. Their businesses depend on it. Lots of insurance companies are publicly traded and by law must report financial performance to shareholders — including things like trends in claims paid and identified financial risks.