Friends Provident and Standard Life will collaborate to share legacy information about clients' existing investment and pensions business on their respective wrap platforms.
A digital pen service has been launched for nurses conducting medicals on behalf of insurance companies but which could be adapted to help financial intermediaries complete and store client data without the need for rekeying.
Platform is to integrate its online c lickdecision tool with a number of selected packagers' internal systems using XML technology.
Free software and a one-day conference event are being planned for mortgage intermediaries by software developer Focus Solutions as part of its drive into the pending regulated mortgage market.
A survey of financial services firms across Europe by consultant IDC suggests insurance companies generally lag banks in using web technologies.