Insurers would pay 'assisted death' claimsFour MPs have tried to get Parliament to legalise voluntary euthanasia. Insurance experts say the advent of voluntary euthanasia wouldn't create a spike in death claims, though insurers would end up making some payments earlier. Russell Hutchinson from Chatswood Consulting polled life insurers on how they would respond to assisted death claims, but most refused to answer his questions. It wouldn't be a big jump to pay the costs, if any, of an assisted death, said Ballantyne. There's been no discussion about who would pay the bill for each assisted death, but if it was the family of the dying person, assisted death benefits may appear.

Source: Stuff July 29, 2017 17:01 UTC