IP taskforce reveals working group heads

The IP Taskforce produced a nine-point plan for reviving the market in its December white paper, which included raising consumer awareness, using tele-underwriting, improving product design and ensuring adviser competence. At a meeting on Wednesday, the taskforce created four sub-groups which will meet over the next few weeks to set their agendas for driving forward key objectives. The groups are: Product and processes, led by Nick Homer, income protection product manager at Norwich Union Healthcare; Government and regulation, led by Bob Cheesewright, group risk marketing manage...