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. 2023 May 11;32(3):286–294. doi: 10.1038/s41431-023-01373-1

Table 3.

Life insurance cover held by respondents and difficulties accessing cover.

Do you hold the following types of cover? % n

Life insurance (death cover)

(n = 211)

Yes

46.4%

(n = 98)

Basic cover through superannuation 38.0 35/92
Extended cover through superannuation 22.8 21/92
Cover outside of super (obtained before genetic test) 29.3 27/92
Cover outside of super (obtained after genetic test) 9.8 9/92
No cover 48.3 102
Unsure 3.3 7
Prefer not to say 1.9 4
Total and permanent disability (TPD) cover (n = 204)

Yes

41.7%

(n = 85)

Basic cover through superannuation 50.0 40/80
Extended cover through superannuation 23.8 19/80
Cover outside of super (obtained before genetic test) 18.8 15/80
Cover outside of super (obtained after genetic test) 17.5 6/80
No cover 51.5 105
Unsure 4.9 10
Prefer not to say 2.0 4

Income protection/ salary continuance cover

(n = 196)

Yes

33.2%

(n = 65)

Basic cover through superannuation 47.5 29/61
Extended cover through superannuation 21.3 13/61
Cover outside of super (obtained before genetic test) 24.6 15/61
Cover outside of super (obtained after genetic test) 6.6 4/61
No cover 63.3 124
Unsure 2.0 4
Prefer not to say 1.5 3

Trauma and/ or critical illness cover

(n = 193)

Yes

21.2%

(n = 41)

Basic cover through superannuation 29.7 11/37
Extended cover through superannuation 16.2 6/37
Cover outside of super (obtained before genetic test) 45.9 17/37
Cover outside of super (obtained after genetic test) 8.1 3/37
No cover 67.9 131
Unsure 9.3 18
Prefer not to say 1.6 3
Have you ever had difficulty obtaining life (death cover), TPD, income protection or trauma/critical illness cover, based on your genetic test results? (n = 284)

Yes*

19.0%

(n = 53)

Yes, I have had cover denied 8.1 23
Yes, I have had a financial adviser tell me that I would not be able to get insurance 4.9 14
Yes, I have had an increased premium applied 4.6 13
Yes, I have had certain conditions placed on my cover 6.7 19
No difficulties 35.9 102
I have never tried to apply for, or made enquiries about, life insurance products 46.8 133
[if yes to never trying to apply] Did concerns about genetic discrimination influence your decision not to apply for life insurance products? (n = 131) This did not have any influence 74.0 97
This had moderate influence 11.5 15
This had significant influence 15.4 19

Bold values show individuals with no cover.