Gender Inequality & Insurance

Gender Inequality & Insurance

Gender does matter— especially when it comes to insurance. Whose rates are higher? And is it justified?

The process of determining premiums based on gender is known as gender rating, and it has its critics. Here are several examples of how gender impacts your insurance rates.

Women’s life insurance rates are lower because they statistically live longer than men.

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Senator says not enough votes for health care repeal

Senator says not enough votes for health care repeal

The Republican effort to pass a legislative repeal of President Barack Obama’s health care reforms of last year will not be successful, warns Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski. Despite her personal opposition to the President’s reforms, Murkowski told a local news station in Anchorage, she thinks the party’s time would be better spent on issues it has more chance of actually getting traction on. According to the New York Times, Murkowski also said an alternative measure…

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I don’t have Maternity Health Insurance Coverage… Now what?

I don’t have Maternity Health Insurance Coverage… Now what?

When you’re expecting a baby, time should be spent deciding on baby names and prepping the nursery—not stressing about how you’re going to pay medical bills.

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Donating life and raising premiums

Donating life and raising premiums

There are indeed instances where living donors are faced with higher insurance premiums or a pre-existing waiting period.

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