What the hell?!

[tree_and_leaf]

The DAAD (Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst) provides a combined health and personal insurance scheme for visiting academics and students. The tarifs are as follows:

Men: € 69 per month.
Women: € 205.50 per month (not covering prescriptions for the Pill, which is ironic given that the only possible justification for a higher charge for women I can think of is that they might find themselves in an interesting and expensive condition).

I shall not be insuring myself with them. Sexist bastards!

Comments

[tree_and_leaf]

It's a heck of a discrepancy, and given that I've found a company who insures both sexes at the same rate, I know who I will be going for (apart from the principle, I couldn't actually afford the DAAD policy anyway....)

[lilliburlero.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of health insurers charging more for women: mind, I've had a combined policy with Himself since I stopped qualifying for student services. I wonder how much of that is "me" and how much "him"? As to price, it's more like the premium you quote for a man (a bit more) for both of us.