{"id":11722,"date":"2016-04-30T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lgbt-insurer-emerald-aims-to-bridge-a-sexuality-gap\/"},"modified":"2016-04-30T13:09:53","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T06:09:53","slug":"lgbt-insurer-emerald-aims-to-bridge-a-sexuality-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lgbt-insurer-emerald-aims-to-bridge-a-sexuality-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBT insurer Emerald aims to bridge a sexuality gap"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAre lesbian and gay people still discriminated against by financial services companies? A new insurer argues they areThere is a UK insurance company that will give you cover if you are an airline pilot, but not if you are cabin crew. There are travel insurance policies that routinely bar anyone with HIV, even if the person has lived with it for years and has an almost undetectable viral load. There are policy documents that can\u2019t cope with a Mr and Mr heading, and insist on describing married gay couples as Mr and Mrs. And family discounts that won\u2019t be applied to homosexual partners. There are call centres that assume that when you mention your partner the person is the opposite sex.So say Steven Wardlaw and Heidi McCormack, respectively founder and chief executive of new insurer Emerald Life. They argue that while Britain\u2019s 2.2 million lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender\/transexuals rarely suffer serious direct discrimination by banks and insurers, the latter are still failing to deal with customers in a way that makes them feel comfortable when buying. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Are lesbian and gay people still discriminated against by financial services companies? 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