Sep 01, 2007Quickie Link: UK Insurers Agree on Equal Treatment of Gays and Straights
By vanrozenheim
(UK) - One of the final vestiges of financial discrimination against Gays in UK was torn down this week following a deal hammered out between the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Gay campaigners. The insurers have agreed to scrap an exemption that allows them to treat Gay couples in a civil partnership, differently to married heterosexuals. "There is no need for the law to provide for different treatment between civil partnerships and marriages." The change of heart by the insurers follows a lengthy campaign by a firm of financial advisers, Compass, that specialises in the Gay community, with the support of lobbying group, Stonewall. Chris Morgan, managing director of Compass, said the victory brings legalised financial discrimination against Gays and Lesbians to an end.
