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Insurer ordered to pay $750k for misleading contracts

HCF Life has been ordered to pay $750,000 for a misleading contract term. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

An Australian health insurance giant has been slapped with a $750,000 fine after claiming it could deny coverage to those with pre-existing health conditions.

The HCF Life insurance term stated coverage could be denied if a doctor later formed the view that symptoms or signs of the condition existed before the customer signed the contract.

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