Group Protection

David Gulland of RGA analyses the ECJ's decision to ban gender based pricing and asks where underwriting goes from here?

LifeSearch has called on the ABI and Treasury to halt the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) "ignorant" ruling to ban gender-based underwriting.

The government is proposing to make it illegal to discriminate against older people, which would ban insurers using age to judge risk unless they have "solid evidence" it would make a difference.

More older people are still at work after reaching 65, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident are remaining defiant and calling government action in the face of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision to ban gender based underwriting.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has outlawed the use of gender in underwriting from 21 December 2012.

Technology provider 1st-The Exchange has revealed some providers may remove their products from the system later today in preparation for tomorrow's ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), while others could do so on the day.

Canada Life has revised its online intermediary portal with a range of amendments.

Insurers are readying themselves for next week's European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on the use of gender for underwriting.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have rebounded slightly in the final quarter of 2010 but new business still fell 10% during the year.