Risks in the making : : travels in life insurance and genetics / / Ine van Hoyweghen.
Opens up an important examination of risk selection procedures in insurance
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| Superior document: | Care & welfare |
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Care & welfare.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (198 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Ch.1: Risky Business: The Collision of Genetics and Life Insurance; Ch.2: ""Genetics Is Not The Issue"": Insurers on Genetics and Life Insurance; Ch.3: Risky Bodies Stage I: Constituting the Underwriting Practice; Ch.4: Risky Bodies Stage II: Governing by Numbers; Ch.5: Risky Bodies Stage III: The Art of Underwriting; Ch.6: Risky Bodies Future Stage? Risk Carriers and Risk Takers; Ch.7: Towards Experimental Learning; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index