Call to stop insurance firms refusing cover after mental illness

Charities and MPs demand government responds to alleged discrimination

MPs and campaigners have launched an urgent appeal for the government to take action after the Guardian revealed insurers are preventing people with mental illnesses from getting access to cover.

Individuals who have suffered mild depression or anxiety, or one-off mental health episodes, have been consistently refused life and other kinds of insurance, adding to their financial insecurity.

Continue reading... January 22, 2018 at 09:52PM