Lifestyle ‘vices’ pushing up life assurance premiums, says insurer

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LIFESTYLE “VICES” ARE cutting life expectancy and pushing up life insurance premiums, according to insurance company Caledonian Life. The company has cited expert research by the Irish Heart Foundation showing that 39 per cent of Irish adults are overweight and 25 per cent are obese – which is in t

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Alcohol floor price

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The Australian National Preventative Health Agency is expected to propose this week that cheap wine be banned from sale in Australia. The idea of a national 'floor price' on alcohol, which would see drinkers made to pay between 8 and 10 dollars for a bottle of grog, has been welcomed by health grou

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