British insurance companies who wish to make a fat tax on obesity

The increase in obesity in the United Kingdom has become a common phenomenon. To address this issue, some of the British insurance company recently decided to levy the start of obesity "fat tax", the amount of up to half of the premium.

According to British media reports, Britain's largest insurance companies-law said, there are currently 13 percent of new customers need to pay premiums facing the situation, because the company intends to body mass index (BMI) of 30 who raised insurance costs.

The company, a management said: "Most people do not understand the laws of diet and lack of exercise will cause health problems, but many people may not realize that weight will make their insurance costs more expensive. Although the BMI index is not Some very scientific, but we found that it is weighing whether show people the best way. "

In addition, other insurance companies have also said that fat people will be more charges. Britain's second-largest insurance company Norwich joint company said that once the BMI index, 35, the premium will begin to increase. Britain's third-largest insurance company Friends-insurance companies will be the "threshold" as a BMI index of 33 people.

Against obesity problem, some local insurance companies have introduced incentives. Last September, the British insurance giant Po-company introduced the new policy, customers started to provide free gym membership, and for those who insist on at least a week to twice a gym customers premium disc