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537. “Insurance Is Sexy.” Discuss.

Freakonomics Radio

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The Cost of Race in Life Insurance

With the Civil Rights Act, it became illegal to set prices that depend on a customer's race or ethnicity. So if insurers could take race into account, white people would pay less for life insurance and annuities. But black Americans have a lower life expectancy than white Americans. "It seems unfair and unjust to then say, well, you have to pay more for your life insurance"

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