Insurers' genetic testing moratorium to continue

It means that only life insurance policies for over £500,000 (currently around 3% of all those sold) will be eligible for genetic testing. The ABI announced that its Concordat and Moratorium on Genetics, agreed with the Department of Health, would continue as present. Above the £500,000 amount, insurers will not use adverse predictive genetic test results unless the test has been specifically approved by the government. The only test that is approved is for Huntington's Disease. Nick Starling, the ABI's Director of General Insurance and Health, said: "The Concordat and Moratoriu...