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Balancing Risk and Rights : The Constitutional validity of Premium Discrimination in Life Insurance
Mini Dissertation (LLM (Insurance Law and Governance))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/95026 Balancing Risk and Rights : The Constitutional validity of Premium Discrimination in Life Insurance Grove, Niek biankaoosthuizen@gmail.com Oosthuizen, Bianka UCTD Human Rights Human Rights Constitutional validity Risk Premium Discrimination Life Insurance Mini Dissertation (LLM (Insurance Law and Governance))--University of Pretoria, 2023. This dissertation will explore the constitutional validity of premium discrimination within the life insurance industry and examine whether premium discrimination can be legally and ethically justified. Premium discrimination in insurance law refers to the practice of charging higher premiums to individuals or groups based on characteristics such as age, gender, health status, or occupation. Insurance companies typically use this practice to adjust their pricing based on the perceived risk that individuals with specific characteristics are more likely to make a claim on their insurance policies than others.1 Discrimination extends beyond simple distinction or differentiation, involving biased actions that result in unjust treatment toward individuals.2 Premium discrimination can result in unfair pricing, with some individuals or groups being charged significantly higher premiums despite not necessarily posing a higher risk to the insurer. To combat this issue, some countries have laws and regulations in place that prohibit or restrict premium discrimination in specific contexts, such as health insurance or auto insurance. This study aims to assess the legal and ethical issues surrounding the practice of premium discrimination and to analyse the implications for the life insurance industry and the public. This dissertation will review existing legal and ethical literature and survey current industry practices. This research aims to contribute to the professional knowledge and practice of life insurance. It may be used to make informed legal and ethical decisions regarding premium discrimination. Private Law LLM (Insurance Law and Governance) Unrestricted Faculty of Laws None 2024-03-01T10:58:49Z 2024-03-01T10:58:49Z 2024-04 2023 Mini Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95026 10.25403/UPresearchdata.25314463 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Human Rights Human Rights Constitutional validity Risk Premium Discrimination Life Insurance Balancing Risk and Rights : The Constitutional validity of Premium Discrimination in Life Insurance |
| title | Balancing Risk and Rights : The Constitutional validity of Premium Discrimination in Life Insurance |
| title_full | Balancing Risk and Rights : The Constitutional validity of Premium Discrimination in Life Insurance |
| title_fullStr | Balancing Risk and Rights : The Constitutional validity of Premium Discrimination in Life Insurance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Balancing Risk and Rights : The Constitutional validity of Premium Discrimination in Life Insurance |
| title_short | Balancing Risk and Rights : The Constitutional validity of Premium Discrimination in Life Insurance |
| title_sort | balancing risk and rights the constitutional validity of premium discrimination in life insurance |
| topic | UCTD Human Rights Human Rights Constitutional validity Risk Premium Discrimination Life Insurance |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95026 |