This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Stop insurance companies being ageist and bias for premedical holiday insurance
when you reach 60yrs plus insurance companies see this as a way of increasing their profits. If you had a previous medical problem which has been cured or resolved, or taking medication like statins, your holiday insurance could double as with other prescribed medication.
This is ageist
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Some medication cure or control, you may be fit but as you get older, we as the older generation are penalised. We are a fitter and more active generation regardless, but we are at an age where insurance companies can make bigger profits from us. Does my car insurance go up and any other insurance because we are old NO.
When youngsters go on holiday are they subject to these question NO.
Do you take drugs, have you had a drink related offence against you.
Not asked, but we are because we are old
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