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  1. Newsgroups: misc.consumers
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!cupnews0.cup.hp.com!staggers
  3. From: staggers@cup.hp.com (Ken Staggers)
  4. Subject: Re: Insurance question
  5. Sender: news@cup.hp.com (News Admin)
  6. Message-ID: <C1A9z0.C63@cup.hp.com>
  7. Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:40:12 GMT
  8. References: <1993Jan21.025025.3938%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu>
  9. Organization: Hewlett-Packard
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  12.  
  13. : David Goldreich <dg10+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
  14.  
  15. : >Suppose someone takes out life insurance and "forgets" that he has
  16. : >cancer or AIDS.  The insurance company can't be liable in such a case,
  17. : >can it?
  18.  
  19. No, since the insurance policy usually has some checklist or some line that
  20. asks about previous illnesses or problems.  If you lie and it can be proven
  21. that you lied, they will sue your estate for the money if they have already
  22. written the check.
  23.  
  24. --Ken
  25.