Low Carb Down Under

Dr. John Schoonbee - 'LCHF - who benefits financially?'

Low Carb Down Under

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Dr John Schoonbee is a medical doctor who has been working in the insurance field for about 15 years. Currently he is the Chief Medical Officer at Swiss Re for Europe, the UK and Ireland, Middle East, and Africa.Dr. Schoonbee is involved in many aspects of life insurance, including product development, risk and claims assessment, as well as helping with pricing some of the more complex medical life and health products.Dr. Schoonbee was recently promoted to Global Chief Medical Officer and is involved in global initiatives aligned to reducing the life and health protection gap as well as helping Swiss Re make the world more resilient.A .PDF version of the slides used in this presentation is available here; http://denversdietdoctor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/John-Schoonbee-LCHF-who-benefits-financially.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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