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Left right out on the other hand

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If you've ever considered getting health insurance, you've probably marched through the usual parade of questions: Do you smoke? Do you have cardiovascular heart disease? Do you engage in high-risk activities like sky diving?

They're basically a barometer for determining whether you're pushing the Grim Reaper away or offering Him a hand.

A left hand.

We learned of Death's lefty preferences from HSBC.

Reader Doug Brown was browsing their 'Declarations' section when he stumbled across this mixed in with all the other acts of self-destruction: 'Are you or any of your family members left-handed?'

What could it mean? Do lefties pay higher premiums? And if so, why?

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