Cirencester Friendly to pilot HCB claims tele-triage service

To help customers during COVID-19

Adam Saville
clock • 2 min read

IP mutual Cirencester Friendly is now offering service to its members on an initial pilot basis

Towards the end of April, we reported that HCB Group had developed a service to support customers of insurers offering income protection (IP). It involves clinical case managers making a telephone call to claimants to identify cases that arise as a direct consequence of self-isolation or other COVID-19 related matters. Jo Hadland, head of claims at Cirencester Friendly said: "I am pleased to be able to say that Cirencester Friendly is working with HCB Group, piloting their income protection tele-triage service. By engaging this service, we can accelerate our claims process and offer a...

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