Petition to: remove the financial exploitation of older people and to extend the Age Discrimination laws to encompass the provision of Travel Insurance.

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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to remove the financial exploitation of older people and to extend the Age Discrimination laws to encompass the provision of Travel Insurance. More details

Submitted by John Lynch of Seniors Network – Deadline to sign up by: 27 March 2008 – Signatures: 287

Petition update, 28 April 2008

You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "remove the financial exploitation of older people and to extend the Age Discrimination laws to encompass the provision of Travel Insurance."

The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:

http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page15381.asp

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More details from petition creator

Insurance companies treat all people over 64 years of age as being ill. 95 per cent of annual and single trip travel insurance policies impose an upper age limit for claims. Of these, over two thirds stop at 65 and most of the remainder stop at 75. It is only marginally better with single trip policies. The COST of cover for a 65 year old is usually more than double the premium of someone of 64 years old – probably just one day older! The premiums then increase in 5 year increments. This is pure age discrimination coupled with financial exploitation of older people. A person of 75 can be more fit and healthy than a 40 year old – WHY penalise the older person?

Current signatories

John Lynch, the Petition Creator, joined by:

Dewi Davies
T. Carbis
James Deuchars
Margaret Deuchars
Colin Wright
kathleen Jones JP
Joe Curry
John McLaughlin
Laurence Pine
Lynda Russell
Mhairi Tierney
Barry Worrall
Alan England
Peter Evans
Derek Burman
David Hughes
Bridgit A Sam-Bailey
sheila wakeford
William John Jones
catherine martin
Julia Jones
Michael R Bragg
Heather Babayigit
Mr. A. D. Kaye
Eric Wood
Diana Wood
George Woodworth
Robert Booth
Bernard Maddox
brian harding
juana harding
warwick pearson
Vera Maureen Jenner
John Lamb
Jean Lamb
sandra simpson
Brian and Elaine Alexander
T.G.Fenton
John Cater
John Douglass
Edward Taylor
Colin Wild
Ron Burch
Anthony Power
Mrs. Averil Evans
Brian Smith
Ann Sparrow
Reg Burns
D. Jones
Brenda Ward
Paul Chambers
Shirley E Coombes
Neil Gilchrist
M.A.Burnett
Colin Uzzell
victor Covell-London
Rowland Michael Gough Varley
Peter Matthews
Mary Pothecary
Donald Pothecary
David Bastings
Richard Jenkins
Lewis More O'Ferrall
Mr. G.T. Mullings
Clifford Wrigley
Raymond K. Gaul
Victor Ward
A G G Avon
Kenneth Saunders
Pauline McKenna
David Fuller
ray rolinson
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Carol Heyman
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Peter Nunn
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Philip Dobson
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Valerie Evans
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Jean Moffat
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