It’s a 40% increase in claims.
They might have 10 deaths out of 100,000 insured. The next year they have 14 deaths.
I think you understand that but many can’t see the whole picture. Much easier to focus on a detail than the complicated situation with complicated answers.
My wife and I were just talking about this. There are a lot of reasons this could be happening—and it is worthy of examination. But this story provides very little detail.
The larger issue is that stories like this will be posted all over the internet as “an example.” But…without details, it’s anecdotal and is an example of anything, or everything. Without more information, it’s merely a data point. One that should be watched—but one data point is not a trend.
My only point is to be careful with stories like this.