Insurance Age blog: Has equality gone mad?

To say that the European Court of Justice's decision to no longer allow insurance companies to use gender in the calculations of premiums has been met with criticism would certainly be the understatement of the week.

Branded "utter madness" and "a setback for common sense", it would seem that a majority of people are finding it difficult to understand the logic behind the decision.

Normally, ending any kind of discrimination gets a big thumbs up. Equal rights, be it in terms of race, religion or sex, have been something people have felt so strongly about that they have been prepared to give up their lives for the cause.

When considering these plights, motor premiums suddenly seem rather less emotive but with