Underwriting

F&TRC has added tele-underwriting and adviser remuneration to its list on ongoing projects in the protection market.

Gender discrimination - what went wrong?

Underwriting and claims technologies and systems are moving fast. But what do IFAs want from the processes, and are they likely to see it? Paul Robertson investigates

Morgan Ash has launched a Supplementary Tele-Interview service, designed to allow underwriters who need further evidence on a case to obtain it quickly in a secure manner.

A client who owns a four-man window fitting company has asked me to organise business protection for him. This is not an area I'm familiar with, so as a complete beginner how do I go about evaluating the amount I should be protecting him for?

It is rare, but with its sudden and unexpected onset, GBS can be devastating. Fergus Bescoby explains

My client is 42 and runs a consultancy in the oil industry. As a result he has to travel extensively, including contracts in dangerous and high disease risk countries such as Algeria, Sudan and Nigeria. He has already arranged international private medical...

Heart failure is an impairment of the heart's function, Paul Gyseman clarifies its causes and the insurance implications

Crohn's disease remains a mystery yet has severe underwriting considerations. Mary Randell explains

I sold my client a family income benefit (FIB) plan which has subsequently been claimed on. However, I was surprised to discover that the provider convinced my client to take the benefit as a lump sum instead. Should the adviser be informed about this...