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Florida lawmaker to back insurance bill

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By JTA News Service

Florida lawmaker told Hadassah members that she would introduce legislation to prevent insurance companies from rejecting applicants who plan to travel to Israel. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) told the Hadassah national convention Sunday that she recently had been denied life insurance because of possible travel to Israel. "I received a letter that said to contact them when my travel plans no longer included Israel, because it was considered too high a risk," she said. The first-term lawmaker said she’ll introduce the Life Insurance Fairness for Travelers Act this summer, preventing companies from denying life insurance based on potential future travel. Several states have enacted similar legislation.

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Posted by JTA News Service on 07/22 at 02:00 AM • Hits: 859



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