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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Exclusive by Suzanne Wrack

Landmark changes to insurance cover for female athletes to be implemented

Manchester City players in a huddle before the Women's Super League match against Tottenham
Women’s Super League players will benefit from the introduction of changes to insurance cover. Photograph: Molly Darlington/WSL/WSL Football/Getty Images

Female athletes are to benefit from a major breakthrough in insurance cover for pregnancy, contraception, menopause and other health conditions, as part of the implementation of recommendations in the Carney review.

The Women’s Football Taskforce ­commissioned Loughborough University – announced recently as the world’s No 1 ­university for sports-related subjects for a 10th consecutive year – to work with ­leading ­insurance providers and brokers to ensure female athletes are offered appropriate support in their ­insurance coverage.

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