Planet Insurance

Compass has recently launched a campaign to achieve fair treatment for people who have hepatitis C. While there are industry guidelines on negative test results - the same as with HIV in that they are ignored - its survey points out that there are no industry guidelines on how hepatitis C suffers should be underwritten. The alleged result is a huge disparity between different companies which means that many customers may be being treated unfairly. So why is this an issue for hepatitis C? When the amended Disability Discrimination Act was being discussed in Parliament the same question aro...