Genetics and Insurance
1st Edition
Published on 29. December 1999
Book
Hardback
127 pages
978-0-387-91595-1 (ISBN)
Description
Genetics and Insurance takes an indepth look at the impact of genetic testing upon the insurance business. Traditional concepts of risk and insurance are discussed. Bioethics and genetic discriminiation are explored. Various models of insurance regulation are explored as well as the practical difficulties which genetic testing and screening present to the insurance industry.
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Francois Ewald | T. McGleenan | Urban Wiesing
Genetics and Insurance
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06/1999
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Content
The Nature of Risk and Insurance ** Concepts of Solidarity and Equity in Genetics ** Concepts of Discrimination ** Genetic Discrimination: An Empirical Analysis ** The Relationship Between Social Insurance and Private Insurance ** Regulating Insurance and Genetics ** The Problems Posed for Insurance by Genetics ** Strategies for the Future