EU Gender Directive

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Well it's nearly here.

http://www.insurancetimes.co.uk/story.aspx?source=...

Political correctness gone mad I think.

[Papa Hotel]

Even as a bloke I think it's stupid.

What's next? Ageism, where they can't discriminate against a 17 year old and have him pay the same as a 47 year old who has been driving 30 years?

[Papa Hotel]

Who are these 5% of women who say they'll have to borrow money to make up for the increase in premium? Pay monthly rather than in one go.

[daz3210]

I cannot for the life in me think how a risk based industry can have such legislation forced upon it.

If women have less accidents, the risk is less, so it follows insurance ought to be cheaper.

[daz3210]

Papa Hotel said:

Who are these 5% of women who say they'll have to borrow money to make up for the increase in premium? Pay monthly rather than in one go.

Isn't paying monthly effectively borrowing money?

[Papa Hotel]

daz3210 said:

Isn't paying monthly effectively borrowing money?

I wouldn't say it particularly is in the case of insurance.

[Magic919]

Looking forward to quieter roads, if that story is to be believed.

[Willy Holloughby]

25% of women off the roads can't be that bad :-)

[Rovinghawk]

Women are either equal or they're not- they can't be equal in just a few selected circumstances.

RH

[Red Devil]

Linked to article said:

"While millions of male drivers will be celebrating cheaper premiums...."

Yeah, right.

Watches herd of airborne porcines float by.....

[anonymous-user]

Papa Hotel said:

Even as a bloke I think it's stupid.

What's next? Ageism, where they can't discriminate against a 17 year old and have him pay the same as a 47 year old who has been driving 30 years?

Funny that the FIL who's 80 cannot even get a quote off many companies, I don't think he's had an accident in over 20 years, but it is quite nerve racking being a passenger in his car

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Rovinghawk said:

Women are either equal or they're not- they can't be equal in just a few selected circumstances.

RH

Maybe we should shoot them when they get to 79, to bring their life expectancy in line with men. After all, they want equality!

[Defcon5]

The thing iis, is this going to give men cheaper premiums? Or are they just going to increase the prices of women's?

I pay for the insurance for me and the other half, so could be a night,are for me!

[Mill Wheel]

Have you noticed... after drinking, MEN talk unnecessarily;
Become emotional;
Drive badly;
Stop thinking;
and argue over nothing

Women seem to do all of those things without drinking - yet still got better insurance rates!

[Greengecko]

Never read so much waffle on statistics in my life..Nothing about a sample size or demographic. May as well have made them up in all honestly, probably not far from the truth there.

Edit: In regards to people mentioning age. I could possibly see something come into to play where you weren't allowed to age discriminate, in the sense it had to be based on experience and your driving history. (Which would naturally be non-existant or low for young drivers). So couldn't imagine too much of a change in premiums.

Edited by Greengecko on Wednesday 14th November 14:12

[streaky]

daz3210 said:

If women have less accidents ...

And if women have fewer accidents, will the risk be fewer?

Streaky

[Greengecko]

daz3210 said:

I cannot for the life in me think how a risk based industry can have such legislation forced upon it.

If women have less accidents, the risk is less, so it follows insurance ought to be cheaper.

So, based upon this, you also believe insurance should be based on ethnicity? Religious beliefs? etc etc?

I do agree there is a fine line between what insurers can and can't use though; but can see both sides of the argument in this situation, after all women strive for equality and now they have achieved that in terms of car insurance.

[JQ]

Papa Hotel said:

Even as a bloke I think it's stupid.

What's next? Ageism, where they can't discriminate against a 17 year old and have him pay the same as a 47 year old who has been driving 30 years?

Far more likely that we'd all end up paying the insurance premiums of a 17yrs old.

[ZOLLAR]

Red Devil said:

Linked to article said:

"While millions of male drivers will be celebrating cheaper premiums...."

Yeah, right.

Watches herd of airborne porcines float by.....

Whilst you may not believe insurance premiums for men are projected to decrease.






slightly

[surveyor]

Papa Hotel said:

Even as a bloke I think it's stupid.

What's next? Ageism, where they can't discriminate against a 17 year old and have him pay the same as a 47 year old who has been driving 30 years?

Steetism, Townism?