Set up by the government to develop criteria for evaluation of the scientific, medical and actuarial evidence available to support the use of genetic tests in insurance risk assessment and to evaluate those tests against these criteria. Members come from the insurance industry and clinical and genetic patients groups. The insurance industry has agreed a voluntary code with GAIC whose aim is to ensure that individuals do not avoid tests because they fear a result harmful to their life cover applications. See ABI GENETIC TESTING CODE OF PRACTICE.