Table of Contents: Genes and insurance :

Main Author:	Radetzki, Marcus.
Other Authors:	Radetzki, Marian.
Format:	Book
Language:	English Swedish
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Edition:	Updated ed.
Series:	Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics
Subjects:	Life insurance. Life insurance > Law and legislation. Genetic screening > Moral and ethical aspects. Privacy, Right of. Genetic Testing > ethics. Genetic Testing > legislation & jurisprudence. Genetic Privacy > ethics. Genetic Privacy > legislation & jurisprudence. Insurance, Life > ethics. Insurance, Life > legislation & jurisprudence. Assurance-vie. Assurance-vie > Droit. Dépistage génétique > Aspect moral. Droit à la vie privée. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > General. Genanalyse. Levensverzekering. Gezondheidsrecht. Verzekeringsrecht. Recht op privacy. Ethische aspecten. Economische aspecten. Chronische Krankheit. Versicherbarkeit. Sozialversicherung.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
pt. I. Starting points. The terminology and possibilities of genetics ; Opportunities for insurers to use genetic information
pt. II. Social, economic and legal aspects. Social insurance in the modern welfare state: emergence, maturity and partial dismantling ; International trade in personal insurance ; Prohibitions against discrimination in the private sphere: does the legislation build on a consistent foundation?
pt. III. Ethical Aspects. Ethical arguments for and against the right of insurance companies to genetic information
pt. IV. Evaluation. Conclusions and policy implications.