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Why insurers are wrong about adverse selection

Thomas, R. Guy (2018) Why insurers are wrong about adverse selection. Laws, . ISSN 2075-471X. (doi:10.3390/laws7020013) (KAR id:66737)

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Abstract

Insurers typically argue that regulatory limits on their ability to use genetic tests will induce ‘adverse selection’; they say that this has disadvantages not just for insurers, but also for society as a whole. I argue that, even on its own terms, this argument is often flawed. From the viewpoint of society as a whole, not all adverse selection is adverse. Limits on genetic discrimination that induce the right amount of adverse selection (but not too much adverse selection) can increase ‘loss coverage’, and so make insurance work better for society as a whole.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.3390/laws7020013
Uncontrolled keywords: insurance; adverse selection; loss coverage; genetic testing; genetic discrimination
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Depositing User: Guy Thomas
Date Deposited: 16 Apr 2018 18:52 UTC
Last Modified: 08 Dec 2022 20:26 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/66737 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
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