Gender Rules Trip Up Insurers - Wall Street Journal

BY HESTER PLUMRIDGE

Discrimination on grounds of sex looks unfair. But it's hard to see how a new ruling against it will benefit either Europe's insurance industry or its consumers. The European Court of Justice says insurers can't offer men and women different priced products. That could lead to higher premiums and lower demand for insurance. It also sets a worrying precedent for the industry in an upcoming debate on age discrimination.

Because women ...