Advisers 'benefiting' from automatic reviewable exclusions - LV=

Since introduction in September 2018

Adam Saville
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Option to exclude pre-existing conditions if they don't present over a set time-period

Data from LV= has found that one-in-five clients accepted on non-standard terms included an auto reviewable exclusion since its introduction as part of LV='s income protection revamp in September 2018. The mutual revealed that 250 advisers have benefited from a reviewed period being applied to a condition that would otherwise be presented as a permanent exclusion on their policy. The most common condition for automatic reviewable exclusion is mental illness (51%), followed by back (39%) and shoulder, knee, ankle and wrist complaints (20%). The majority (66%) of cases are related to ap...

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