Congressional Bill: Travelers To Israel Cannot Be Denied Life Insurance

From The Jerusalem Post:

A bill protecting travelers from denial of life insurance simply because they travel to Israel cleared the House Wednesday in a 312-110 vote.

The measure now needs to be approved by the Senate and signed by the president. It comes in the wake of cases where insurers modified coverage because of the perceived danger of travel to countries such as Israel.

I thought this was interesting--this is often mentioned, but this is the first time I've seen actual numbers:

"If we allow companies to deny life insurance for legal travel abroad, we give in to those who want to restrict our freedoms. Terrorists such as al-Qaida will not dictate where and if we can travel," said bill sponsor Debbi Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) in hailing its passage. She also pointed out that the intentional death rate in Israel is only 11 per 100,000 as compared to the US rate of 17 per 100,000.

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