The price of some Insurance Protection is likely to increase by up to 25% after December 21st – Understand how it could affect you.
Source: Association of British Insurers (ABI)
Countdown to G -Day
What is the Gender Directive?
On 1 March 2011 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that from 21 December 2017, insurance companies won’t be able to charge people different amounts based on gender
When it comes to the cost of insurance, you could say that women have had an easier time of it than men. But that is about to change…
What financial products are impacted upon by the Gender Directive?
What financial products are impacted upon by the Gender Directive?
The Gender Directive will apply to any financial product that uses gender as a factor for calculating the cost of insurance premiums. The following products (and this is by no means an exhaustive list) will be affected by the new ruling:
- Life Cover
- Critical Illness Cover
- Income Protection Cover
- Annuities (retirement income)
- Car Insurance
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Protection | +25% | -30% |
| Critical Illness | -5% | +10% |
| Term | -10% | +20% |
Let’s see how this will affect your wallet ( The Losers)
For a 39 year old non-smoker male buying £2000 per month income protection – paying out after 8 weeks to age 65.
Male
| Current Premium | Potential Gender and I minus E effect | Indicative premium from 21 December 2017 | The impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| £63.95 | + 25% | £79.93 | An increase of £15.98 a month. Amounting to £4794.60 more over the full term |
Female
For a 45 year female non smoker buying £150,000 life cover over a 20 year term
| Current Premium | Potential Gender and I minus E effect | Indicative premium from 21 December 2017 | The impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| £20.03 | + 22% | £24.44 | An increase of £4.41 a month. Amounting to £1,058.40 more over the full term |
source LV= analysis, June 2017
These statistics stand as a hard reminder to ACT NOW, particularly if you have been wavering on whether or not it’s the right time to look at applying for personal protection .If you wait, you may end up paying far more for the same policy.
To increase the likelihood of beating the G Day deadline, we should have in mind a target 21 October deadline for submitting protection cases. Complete the contact form so we can help you protect yourself and your loved ones before policy prices increase.
So don’t search the Internet any longer for the best price. We pride ourselves in finding the best suited policy for you, one that is affordable and the most likely to pay out if there was any cause to claim.
Insurance Solutions Manager
Equity SMART
One Comment
Men advised to act now on Annuities before G-Day – Silverhairs
October 17, 2017 at 11:12 am
[…] for life – are being urged to purchase before the introduction of the new EU Gender Directive (G-Day), which comes into force on 21st December, to benefit from higher interest […]