Four things your clients will call you about this week

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Nationals roundup: Expect calls this week from women and men worried about the implications of that ECJ ban on gender-based underwriting.

The Daily Mail's Stephen Womack highlights the state of panic following the ruling, writing millions of women will be charged more for their car insurance while hundreds of thousands of older men face smaller pensions. The court last week banned insurers from using gender in setting the price of cover. It did not impose the ban immediately, but the verdict represents the biggest insurance shake-up for decades. It will affect motor, life, illness, travel and some medical cover. It will also hit savers converting pensions into an income for life through annuities. But insurers will b...

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