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Luke_A_Somers comments on Transparency in Insurance (Edit: Solution found) - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 07 July 2012 07:26:56PM 2 points [-]

Or that the industry thinks anyone who's young and buying life insurance knows something that they're not letting on.

Comment author: Rhwawn 07 July 2012 11:59:49PM 1 point [-]

Adverse selection is a problem for all kinds of insurance, so I'm not sure that is sufficient to explain a bias against the young in particular.