Introducing gender-neutral rates will result in premium hikes for life insurance and critical illness (CI), HM Treasury has warned.
The Gaines-Cooper case has been a catalyst for a much needed statutory residence test to bring clarity and certainty to an area governed largely by case law and HMRC guidance, says Stuart Long, head of tax at law firm Howard Kennedy.
Zurich has urged advisers to be prepared for the impact of gender neutrality on their clients and business.
Exeter Family Friendly is believed to be one of the first insurers to publicly revamp its protection products to accommodate the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on gender based pricing.
An employment tribunal ruling in favour of a gay couple fighting for pension rights could clear the way for a challenge in the European Court of Justice, a lawyer claims.
The Treasury has confirmed new European rules outlawing the use of gender in underwriting will not affect policies taken out before 21 December 2012.
Age could become the next factor to be banned from use in underwriting insurance and annuities, according to lawyers Pinsent Masons.
Simon Chalk discusses the impact the recent ECJ ruling on pricing according to gender could have on the equity release market
A European court has dismissed an appeal by a group of British expats to have their state pensions linked to inflation.