The present paper examines the professional and scientific views on the social, ethical and
legal issues that impact on genetic information and testing in insurance and employment in …

The result of two key social developments in recent years are examined here: the partial
dismantling of the welfare state and the progress of genetics. Genetic insights are …

Since 1991, twenty-eight states have enacted laws that prohibit insurers' use of genetic
information in pricing, issuing, or structuring health insurance. This article evaluates whether …

BACKGROUND The field of genetics is experiencing exponential growth, with a
corresponding recognition that most medical information, screening and diagnostic tests …

While studies reveal that individuals with both genetic and other chronic medical conditions
have difficulty obtaining health insurance, no large‐scale studies have compared the health …

We agree with Dr Pugh's general contention that there is ethical and philosophical support
for curtailment of insurers' access to, and use of, applicants' GTR in underwriting. However …

Since 1991, 28 states have enacted laws that prohibit insurers' use of genetic information in
pricing, issuing, or structuring health insurance. This article evaluates whether these laws …

Perspectives on whether insurers should have access to individuals' genetic information (ie,
genetic test results) vary greatly. Life insurers, for example, wish to treat such information as …

Concern that advances in predictive genetic testing might result in increased numbers of
individuals being denied access to life assurance has led many countries to restrict insurers' …

Should life insurance companies have access to consumers' genetic information? In
deciding whether to sell life insurance policies and at what price, insurers routinely consider …