UnderwriteMe overhauls questionnaire and integrates Defaqto

'Catch-all questions'

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Online adviser service UnderwriteMe has claimed it has reduced the sales time of its protection underwriting product by a third as a result of rewriting its questionnaire and by integrating new data analysis tools.

The previous question set, launched in 2015, more closely resembles questionnaires found on insurer extranet sites. UnderwriteMe collated the data gained from this process and, along with communications analyst Quietroom, streamlined its system to reduce the number of questions and mouse clicks by at least a third, the firm said.   "For as long as I've been in the industry, sellers of protection have wanted a single, jargon and duplication free set of underwriting questions," said Phil Jeynes, head of sales & marketing at UnderwriteMe. "It is with great pride that we can say that dream h...

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