L&G underwriters to get medical training

The underwriting school, which has been set up in conjunction with Cardiff University, will see each underwriter trained in a specific field, such as cardiology or neurology. L&G says the academy, set to launch on October, will help it build “a team of experts” and improve the efficiency of customer applications. Russell Whitworth, L&G’s claims and underwriting director, says: “This course will allow senior underwriters and claims assessors to specialise in a particular medical field, which means we can build a team of experts. “It’s vital that an insurance company as large as we are dem...