Texas-based statistician and finance specialist Mathew D. Crawford, who analyzes COVID-19 data on his Substack, joined “The Defender In-Depth” podcast today for a deep dive into insurance industry data and concerns about the sharp increase in mortality rates for young adults and higher-than-normal excess deaths.

Texas-based statistician and finance specialist Mathew D. Crawford, who analyzes COVID-19 data on his Substack, joined “The Defender In-Depth” podcast today for a deep dive into insurance industry data and concerns about the sharp increase in mortality rates for young adults and higher-than-normal excess deaths.

The subject of last week’s top story in The Defender, data from the life insurance industry and from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that increases in mortality rates and excess deaths — which began with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — continue, and are expected to continue in the coming years.

Crawford analyzed data indicating that despite insurance industry denials of a connection between the increased deaths and COVID-19 vaccines — which industry officials credit for reducing deaths — the most likely explanation for the sharp increases in mortality rates and excess deaths is the vaccines.