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The protection industry’s first look at the new gender neutral pricing suggests premiums may rise much more than initially thought. PruProtect has this week released pricing for the whole of life cover products ahead of the EU gender directive. Typically women pay less for protection such as life insurance as they live longer on average […]
The UK is seeing its worst whooping cough outbreak for decades with ten babies killed and over 6,121 cases reported this year. Whooping cough is highly contagious bacterial infection passed from person-to-person by droplets in the air from coughing or sneezing. Newborn babies are most at risk of death from the disease. Whooping cough usually […]
Newborn twins medical insurance policy, from New Life Agency, is the first insurance of its type in the world. This global insurance covers the risk of premature birth and medical complications than can come from a multiple birth. “There has been a definite need for twins coverage in the marketplace as more and more global […]
A new study has shown children born to women who are exposed to low levels of mercury during pregnancy have a higher risk of developing ADHD-related disorders. On the flip side, women who eat fish during pregnancy have a lower risk of giving birth to a child with these disorders. ADHD is one of the […]
As the EU gender directive deadline approaches, major insurers have begun to reveal their plans for managing business in the run up to the deadline. The gender directive comes into effect on 21 December 2012. It will prevent insurers from pricing protection plans differently for men and women. Zurich, LV= and Aviva have all announced […]
If you’re moving abroad toy standards in your new home probably aren’t something that has been worrying you. However, if you are used to the highly regulated EU or U.S. safety standards, it pays to double check the quality of toys before you buy them abroad. The EU has some of the toughest toy safety […]
The United States is one of 23 countries where maternal mortality is rising. According to a WHO report, Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2010, the rate in the U.S. is rising along with countries such as Zimbabwe and Costa Rica. This could be about to change as the Affordable Care Act comes into effect […]
According to a new Commonwealth Fund report, millions of American women still lack sufficient health insurance. In 2010 20 percent (18.7 million) of women aged 19-64 were uninsured. This number has increased from 15 percent in 2000. An additional 16.7 million women were underinsured in 2010, compared with 10.3 million in 2003. The report suggests […]
Children who are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) are at risk of problems lasting well into adulthood. For more than three decades researchers have warned of the dangers of children being around ETS. Now a new study, conducted by the University of Arizona, has shown the effects of ETS last long past childhood, independent […]
Children who live in urban zones are more likely to suffer from food allergies than those in rural areas. The results of a study mapping allergies by geographic area have shown kids living in big cities are twice as likely to have allergies to seafood and nuts than those in rural areas. The study, published […]
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