{"id":75986,"date":"2025-03-03T10:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T23:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=75986"},"modified":"2025-03-05T15:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T04:34:02","slug":"updates-to-life-insurance-code-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2025\/03\/03\/updates-to-life-insurance-code-of-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Insurance Code of Practice Updated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CALI has strengthened the <a href=\"https:\/\/lifeccc.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Insurance Code of Practice<\/a> to formalise the industry\u2019s support of people living with HIV.\u00a0It means life insurers will treat the condition the same as any other medical condition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese amendments reflect the modern society we live in and a deep commitment by our members to fairness,\u201d says <strong>Christine Cupitt<\/strong>, CEO, CALI. &#8220;Life insurers recognise the significant advances in medical science that are transforming the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69010\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Christine-Cupitt-headshot-1-scaled-e1701894110135.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69010\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Christine-Cupitt-headshot-1-scaled-e1701894110135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Christine-Cupitt-headshot-1-scaled-e1701894110135.jpg 925w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Christine-Cupitt-headshot-1-scaled-e1701894110135-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Christine-Cupitt-headshot-1-scaled-e1701894110135-867x1024.jpg 867w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Christine-Cupitt-headshot-1-scaled-e1701894110135-768x907.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Christine-Cupitt-headshot-1-scaled-e1701894110135-696x822.jpg 696w, https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/Christine-Cupitt-headshot-1-scaled-e1701894110135-356x420.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christine Cupitt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Insurers will no longer ask about an individual\u2019s sexual preferences and practices to determine their risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection, including HIV and AIDS, during the underwriting assessment.<\/p>\n<p>While many life insurers have already implemented these practices, Cupitt says formalising them in the code was a strong signal of the industry\u2019s commitment to modern standards of privacy and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the changes, a <a href=\"https:\/\/cali.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CALI_guidance_note_HIV_Aids_2_pages.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consumer information fact sheet<\/a> is available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALI has strengthened the Life Insurance Code of Practice to formalise the industry\u2019s support of people living with HIV.\u00a0It means life insurers will treat the condition the same as any other medical condition. \u201cThese amendments reflect the modern society we live in and a deep commitment by our members to fairness,\u201d says Christine Cupitt, CEO, 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