Technology

KPMG International has released an industry paper, "How well is the life insurance industry keeping pace with rapidly changing technology?", which found it is at risk of falling behind through not embracing today's technologies.

Just 17% of technology firms will see standard pay increases across their organisation compared to roughly half of that of other industries (32%), research reveals.

iPipeline has announced the launch of its new indicative underwriting decision tool on Assureweb, which is designed to help advisers meet their Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) duties.

Income protection provider British Friendly has launched a new online application process for financial advisers.

Shirts that detect blood sugar levels, contact lenses monitoring retinal changes and toilets that record vitamin intake and hydration levels will become commonplace for all, according to Bupa research.

Steve Bee, Founder and CIO of JargonFree, explains how middleware can ensure SME and micro-firm Automatic Enrollment opt outs are minimised

Global software firms Agencyport and UST Global have partnered to launch a global underwriting system for health insurers.

The UK's new National Crime Agency (NCA) launched today in an effort to co-ordinate the nation's efforts to tackle high-level crime within a single agency.

Aegon's John Joe McGinley explains why advisers will increasingly use social media.

A significant number (84%) of 18-24 year olds, dubbed the ‘iPosture generation' have admitted to suffering some incidence of back pain in the last 12 months, which experts have attributed to the rise in hand-held technology.