Landmark changes to insurance cover for female athletes to be implemented

• Pregnancy, contraception and menopause to be covered

• Groundbreaking changes an ‘incredibly welcome’ step

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.