Technology

IRESS has introduced their XPLAN Mortgage tool, with the mortgage module launching first.

F&TRC's Kirsty Tanner asks whether advisers should be doing more to ensure the value and quality of supplementary benefits in income protection (IP.)

APRIL UK has launched an online private medical insurance calculator, which provides instant quotes on their SME range of plans.

Cash plan provider Health Shield has launched an online claiming service in response to member and intermediary needs.

As private medical insurers announce high-profile consolidations, Fiona Murphy looks at whether this restricts choice or offers a better deal for advisers and consumers.

VSP Global has announced the development of a prototype combining health-tracking technology into the frames of a pair of glasses.

A collaboration between Lifetime Group and technology providers iPipeline and Twenty7Tech has launched the UK's 'first fully integrated' mortgage and protection point of sale system.

SunLife has appointed Emma Walker of Moneysupermarket.com to lead its aggregator, digital and customer experience teams.

IntegraGlobal International Health Plan customers can now use a smartphone app which stores their personal medical records and enables pre-authorisation for treatment and submit claims - wherever they are located.

Aviva has expanded the availability of its virtual health service app to its group risk customers.