Pink Finance re-Launch featured by the gay family website Pinke.biz
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Compass, the gay financial advisers are today re-launching Pink Finance the gay finance magazine as an online blog. The new online publication will once again be edited by Chris Morgan and be focused on improving the financial landscape for the gay community.
Pink Finance was originally introduced in 2000, as a response to the blatant discrimination faced by the gay community from the financial services industry. They have now decided to celebrate its anniversary by evolving it into a new format with new focus.
Chris Morgan, Marketing Manager of Compass and Editor of Pink Finance Said,
‘Pink Finance was the UK’s first gay finance magazine of its type and has enjoyed considerable success campaigning over the years. We are very proud of our track record of representing the gay community within the financial services Industry’.
‘We are particularly proud of our work with the Association of British Insurers, which led to the removal of the ‘Gay Question’ from life assurance applications. There are literally thousands of people who have been forced to answer this intrusive question in the past’.
Chris Continued …
‘Even though the Association of British Insurers Guidelines changed in 2005, we are still being approached by people who signed gay lifestyle questionnaires in the past and are now unsure how they will be treated in the future by insurance companies’.
‘Pink Finance was also part of the expert working group that led to the introduction of Life Assurance for HIV Positive people. We are currently campaigning for cheaper and fairer premiums for HIV Positive people taking out Life Assurance’.
The new re-launched Pink Finance is keen to hear from anyone who feels they have been treated unfairly by the financial services industry due to their sexuality, health status, marital status, employment status or credit history.
Over the coming months we will feature all of the latest news, feature and case studies. We would invite everyone to become part of our new exciting online project. You can find the new website at http://www.pinkfinance.co.uk/ and the blog at http://www.pink-finance.co.uk/ .
Compass, the gay mortgage and insurance advisers have been enjoying tremendous support through the gay press for their HIV Life Assurance Survey.
Already they have featured in the Gay Press heavily and now we are highlighting stories that appeared in ‘FT Adviser’ and ‘Private Health’
Here’s some links to the individual stories.
FT Adviser
Private Health
Compass Mortgage and Insurance Services are specialists in Gay Mortgages and Gay Life Assurance. They can be contacted by phone: 0845 474 3075 or by web: http://www.compassindependent.co.uk/
Compass, the gay mortgage and insurance advisers have been enjoying tremendous support through the gay press for their HIV Life Assurance Survey.
Already they have featured on the Pink Paper website (See Last Entry) and now we are highlighting stories that appeared on ‘Pinke.biz’ website and ‘G Scene’ magazine.
Here’s some links to the individual stories.
Pink E
http://www.pinke.biz/news/6070/HIV_Life_Assurance_Survey
G Scene
http://www.gscene.com/national/HIV_Life_Assurance_Survey.shtml
Compass Mortgage and Insurance Services are specialists in Gay Mortgages and Gay Life Assurance. They can be contacted by phone: 0845 474 3075 or by web: http://www.compassindependent.co.uk/
Compass, the gay mortgage and insurance advisers have been enjoying tremendous press coverage of their HIV Life Assurance survey.
Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing some of the coverage highlighting the issues raised during the survey.
Here’s our first entries including stories from the leading gay publication The ‘Pink Paper’ and Newspaper ‘The Guardian’.
Pink Paper
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/dec/04/life-insurers-stigmatising-hiv-positive-customers
Compass Mortgage and Insurance Services are specialists in Gay Mortgages and Gay Life Assurance. They can be contacted by phone: 0845 474 3075 or by web: http://www.compassindependent.co.uk/
Pink Finance the UK’s first gay finance magazine will be re-launching their main website during the first part of 2011. The magazine will once again be edited by Chris Morgan the UK’s most experienced gay finance expert.
His resident column will feature issues such as Gay Mortgages, Gay Life Assurance, HIV Mortgages, HIV Life Assurance, plus other useful financial advice around Civil Partnerships and Gay Parenting.
Keep visiting Pink Finance blog for more details about the launch date.
Visit our sponsors Compass Mortgage and Insurance Services at http://www.compassindependent.co.uk
Compass, the gay financial advisers are very proud to announce the launch of a new insurance brand called ‘Unusual Risks’ that is specifically for people looking for insurance products in unusual circumstances. The service is specifically designed for those with pre-existing medical conditions, hazardous occupations and higher risk pastimes.
Visit website www.unusualrisks.co.uk and blog www.unusual-risks.co.uk
The Independent on Sunday, July 11th 2010
Compass Marketing Manager, Chris Morgan was recently quoted in the Independent on Sunday about the changing landscape for people wanting HIV Life Assurance. He was commenting on a new life assurance policy that people can acquire without medical evidence.
“Without a shadow of a doubt, if a client goes through a medical examination they are more likely to get a cheaper premium against a policy that doesn’t require medical evidence.” says Chris Morgan, from Compass Insurance Services.
Follow the link below to read the full article.
Insurance Industry Relents On HIV ….
http://www.independent.co.uk/money/insurance/insurance-industry-relents-on-hiv-2023661.html
Adviser Urges Zurich to Publish HIV Criteria
Clients who are HIV-positive are being knocked back by Zurich as they apply for life assurance, a leading IFA has claimed …..
Chris Morgan, Practice Manager of specialist Gay and HIV Financial Advisers, Compass Mortgage & Insurance Services, said that although Zurich has been welcoming applications from people who are HIV- positive, the insurer has not clarified the criteria on which it will accept the applications.
Mr Morgan, who has often spoken out in defence of this niche market, said: “It is disrespectful to clients to say on the one hand that a company will offer life assurance to those who are HIV-positive, but on the other, do not make it clear on what basis people will be rejected or accepted.”
He said that while Prudential, which announced its criteria for accepting HIV-positive clients last year, had been explicit about its conditions for granting cover, Zurich has not provided a clear definition of what would not be accepted for cover.
“Prudential may only accept 20% of any cases, based on a strict set of criteria for eligibility, but at least I know this before I apply for term assurance for my clients”, he said. “It is disrespectful of this new market, when people who apply for insurance are being knocked back and feel they may not get insurance but they do not know why”.
“I feel that Zurich is saying behind closed doors that it will offer insurance to this market, but it is not making this public and it is not publishing a clear set of criteria. As advisers, we need to know for certain which client will or will not be accepted before I send in an application”.
If you require specific advice on these issues, or are looking for a quotation then you should contact our sponsors Compass Mortgage and Insurance Services. They are the UK’s leading mortgage and insurance specialists for the Gay and HIV communities. They can be found at www.compassindependent.co.uk
Financial advisers celebrate £1,000,000 HIV testing limit
Compass, the gay financial advisers are this week praising Life Assurance providers after the last remaining companies increased their HIV testing limit to £1,000,000 for gay men.