Marius Barnard
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Marius Barnard (Born: ??) Is a South African cardiac surgeon and inventor of critical illness insurance.[1]
Barnard was a member of the team, headed by his brother Christiaan Barnard, that performed the worlds first human-to-human heart transplant.[1] Barnard was motivated by the financial hardship he saw his patients suffer after he had treated their critical illnesses to convince the South African insurance companies to introduce a new type of insurance to cover critical illnesses. Barnard argued that, as a medical doctor, he can repair a man physically, but only insurers can repair a patient's finances.[1] On the 6 October 1983 the first critical illness insurance policy was launched.[1]
Marius Barnard was a member of the South African parliament between 1980 and 1989, in the party that opposed apartheid. He is currently semi-retired, acting as a technical consultant for Scottish Widows.[1] Barnard has received many awards for his contributions to medicine and humanity, and was voted in the top 25 most influential people in the field of health insurance and protection.[1]
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Critical Illness Insurance: Past, present and future
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