Politically-correct plans by the EU to force women to pay as much as men for their car insurance have been booted out by most member states.
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Insurance experts have welcomed the rejection of a proposed directive to ban the underwriting of insurance products on grounds of gender.
Paul O’Gorman at insurance specialist Quoteline Direct said: “This is a step in the right direction. Where there is clear, historical statistical evidence and actuarial evidence it should be able to be used as a factor in calculating risk and setting prices for insurance-based products.”
Even the UK Equal Opportunities Commission opposed the move led by the Greek social affairs European commissioner Anna Diamantopolou.
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