Dr. Carl Holowaty is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Director of the U.S. Division of 69É«ÇéƬ. In this role, he is responsible for the management of the medical department; research, development and maintenance of 69É«ÇéƬ’s underwriting manual; and editing 69É«ÇéƬ’s medical newsletter, ReFlections. Dr. Holowaty contributes to 69É«ÇéƬ’s educational program through a series of both formal and informal lectures, seminars, and discussions with underwriters. He also works closely with the actuarial and claims departments in order to continually develop tracking systems that evaluate 69É«ÇéƬ’s mortality and aid in the analysis of relevant clinical data. This provides 69É«ÇéƬ clients with the latest mortality and clinical information available.
His more than 20 years of clinical experience and 25 years as a medical director in the life insurance industry enable him to bring real-world experience to his role at 69É«ÇéƬ. Prior to joining 69É«ÇéƬ, Dr. Holowaty spent nine years in general practice, later serving as Associate Medical Director at Manulife Financial, where he was responsible for case management for life underwriting and claims, disability underwriting and claims, structured settlement and substandard annuity mortality quotes.
In addition to his responsibilities at 69É«ÇéƬ, Dr. Holowaty serves as the Deputy Medical Director of the Longer Life Foundation, a co-sponsored venture between 69É«ÇéƬ and the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which funds independent research analyzing human longevity and rates of disease in specific populations. Most recently, he participated in the development of 69É«ÇéƬ’s successful Older Age Underwriting Initiative.
Dr. Holowaty earned his medical degree and a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from the University of British Columbia. He is a member of business and insurance industry organizations AAIM, CLIMOA and MMDA.