COVID-19 drives Aussies to check exemptionsBY HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020 4:46PMIn one of the most tragic of COVID-19 consequences, the pandemic is driving Australians to ask their life insurers whether their policies cover them for suicide, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economic has heard.
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