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THE PHENOMENON OF ‘’PINK TAX’’ IN CAR INSURANCE RATES

The existence of a gender based price discrimination where women’s products are typically more expensive than men without any reasonable cause is widely known as ‘’pink tax’’. Lately, this gender discrimination has extended to car insurance with women paying more despite men being risky drivers. A recent study concluded that women especially older ones pay higher care insurance in at least 25 states. The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) revealed that insurance company not only charges different rates based on gender but also on the city in which a particular person lives in. While some countries including California, Massachusetts have already prohibited gender based car insurance pricing, we can hope that greater reliance on big data can provide some solution. Big data is greatly helpful in determining fairer and accurate insurance rates based on relevant factors. Read more at: https://channels.theinnovationenterprise.com/articles/inconsistent-correlations-between-gender-car-insurance-rates

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