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Genetic testing results now protected from life insurers, new laws widely welcomed

On 1 April, legislation passed Parliament that bans life insurers from using genetic testing results to deny or restrict life insurance cover.

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The price of life: Genetic testing results and the cost of insurance

With genetic testing it’s possible to predict one’s health journey. But under the current law, this is making life insurance very costly. A public health…

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