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About the Award
Mortality refers to the rate or likelihood of death within a specific population over a certain period of time. Preventable mortality is the death of a person that could have been avoided through timely and effective public health measures, preventive care, or behavioral changes. What if we could reduce risks to human mortality with risk mitigation? What if we could save a million lives? This new $1,500 team scholarship will be awarded to a MTFC Finalist Team that proposes to do just that.
With the new MTFC Save a Million Lives Award (SaML) sponsored by the Insurance Collaboration to Save Lives, you have the chance to demonstrate your risk mitigation idea for real-world mortality improvement.
2026 Award Winner:
Davis Senior High School
Davis, CA
Payton Hanks
Laura Kay
Kristen Kay
Aarit Atreja
Coach: Timothy Hanks
“Financial Viability of GLP-1 Medications”
To be considered for the Save a Million Lives Award:
Teams should conduct a project that:
- Demonstrates significant, direct potential to reduce human mortality,
- Has an emphasis on effective mitigation strategies and connections to the insurance industry.
Teams submit:
- Their completed MTFC Project Report by March 2, 2026 with 1-prompt SaML addendum (see page 32).
- Teams self-identify whether they wish to be considered for the SaML Award when they submit their MTFC Project Report on the ICS Dashboard by March 2, 2026.
Judging & Selection
- Semi-Finalist Team Project Reports will first be scored on actuarial merit using Project Phase judging process using the MTFC Project Phase Scoring Rubric.
- The top scoring teams with SaML addendums will undergo an additional round of judging by the Save a Million Lives Selection Panel.
- All teams who submitted a SaML Addendum will be invited to the MTFC National Symposium.
- The top five teams will be recognized as a SaML Finalist and the Save a Million Lives Award winning team will be notified and invited to the MTFC National Symposium Closing Ceremony.
- The Save a Million Lives Award winning team will be announced at the MTFC National Symposium Closing Ceremony on May 1, 2026. The SaML Winning team will prepare a short acceptance speech to share for this virtual event.
About the Insurance Collaboration to Save Lives
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit global initiative leading the insurance industry in deploying targeted screening, testing and triage to identify those policyholders most at risk for sudden death or critical care incidents providing the framework to mitigate loss by saving one million lives. Our contributors & leadership are dedicated to meeting the challenges ongoing elevated mortality and morbidity bring to the industry as a whole and society at large. Learn more at https://www.insurancecollaborationtosavelives.org/.