That’s right, there is now a “No Meat Rewards” life insurance policy. The unfortunate aspect of this for all of us who live in the U.S. is that it is only available in the UK right now.
If you abstain from meat you can expect to save around 10% on your life insurance premiums for the entire life of the policy. This does make sense. Insurance companies ask if you smoke or drink alcohol and charge you more if you do.
So why not be rewarded for not eating meat- something that even the U.S. government places low recommended daily intake values on. The USDA even recommends you “vary your protein” and “choose more fish, beans, peas, nuts and seeds.”
Regardless of your personal dietary choices, it is interesting to see this industry remodel, if you will. The new reward policy is spearheaded by Animal Friends Insurance (AFI) and their corporate underwriter, Liverpool Victoria.
I do love a nice premium reduction. Too bad you have to live in the UK…
To view the articles reviewed and utilized for this post, please visit Animal Friends Insurance and the United States Department of Agriculture.
have you heard of any companies offering this in the US?
I’ve been searching online for awhile after reading that some companies give discounts to vegetarians, but I can’t actually come up with a real US company…
[...] Is it a review? Well no, probably not. But it is very exciting news for the vegetarian community. Apparently a Life Insurance company in the UK is now offering a discount for vegetarians. Working much like the way you get a discount for not smoking and drinking, one company has worked in a discount for not eating meat. You can read more about it at the VegLawyer Blog. [...]
Brad,
I am not aware of anyone offering anything similar in the US unfortunately. The UK does offer a wide variety of discounts to vegetarians. You can visit http://www.vegsoc.org/members/discounts/services.html
to view an array of discounts. Hopefully, we will see this soon in the US.
Veg Lawyer