Insurance

Voluntary insurance code to begin after controversy over penalising cancer survivors

An industry group has launched a voluntary code but calls for legislation are growing

Insurance Ireland has launched a voluntary code of practice for underwriting mortgage protection insurance for cancer survivors. Picture: Getty

The insurance industry will launch a new voluntary code of conduct on providing insurance to cancer survivors in December, as calls for legislation governing the area continue to grow.

The proposal to launch the voluntary code was made by Insurance Ireland, an industry group, earlier this year after a series of reports from the Business Post which revealed lobbying efforts to stall Irish and EU legislation to make providers disregard for cancer diagnoses after a ...