As sales of individual private medical insurance continue to decline, some providers and advisers suggest the industry has let IFAs down by its lack of investment in new technology.
Exchange Insurance last week launched the exchange bond which it claimed would make the problems a thing of the past for homebuyers needing cash to secure a property exchange.
Despite the government delaying the implementation of age discrimination regulations on pensions, the effects of the legislation are still unclear.
The use of qualified underwriters and ‘wet signatures' are some of the issues providers would like to see covered in the Association of British Insurers' guidelines on teleunderwriting.