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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by mtgx on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @02:16PM (#4906206)
That would be the same as charging women different for being more prone to car accidents.
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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by mseebach on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @02:28PM (#4906301)
It's very common that young male drivers (by virtue of being grossly overrepresented in accident statistics) have very high premiums.
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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by macey on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @02:26PM (#4906281)
Actually car insurance premiums do vary based on gender, at least under a certain age (teenage boys being the most expensive to insure).
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Re:23andMe raises $50M, cuts price to $99, sets goal of 1M g... by tspiteri on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @02:28PM (#4906303)
As far as I know, women in the UK used to pay less for car insurance because they are less accident prone. I don't know if this has changed because of sex discrimination laws. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12600284
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