However, viewed in light of smoking habits in 1963, just before the Surgeon Generals first report was published, it was a radical step As recently as the year prior, the Society of Actuaries had sponsored a panel discussion on using smoking as a risk factor, the general consensus being that this was totally impracticable in underwriting life insurance Were the first major insurance company to do something about it we have a lower rate for non-smokers The initial nationally placed magazine and newspaper advertisement by State Mutual of America for its Preferred Protection plan for men and women who havent smoked a cigarette for at least a year April 1964 State Mutual studied the Surgeon Generals Report with great care, And we came to this conclusion: the non-cigarette smoker, in our opinion, is a better life insurance risk
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It is not for non-smokers, ex-smokers, pregnant individuals, or under-18s
An industry official, however, said that the Korean public won't tolerate the ministrys approval of the Japanese tobacco brand on military bases in Korea, citing years of territorial disputes between the two countries
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