Campaigner calls for action to tackle the poverty premium
From postcode pricing to premium finance, Rebecca Deegan, director of Fair By Design, insists the insurance market must take further action to improve affordability and access for financially vulnerable consumers.
The poverty premium is the extra cost people on low incomes face when accessing essential goods and services and it remains deeply embedded in the insurance market.
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