Technology

The top five intermediary platforms will likely show their hand on protection propositions in the second half of the year, a technology and consultancy firm to the major intermediary platforms has reported.

An aggregator will be partnering with many IFA firms in a bid to serve all client needs.

An IFA firm has partnered with an aggregator and launched its first automated, non-advised proposition for protection business.

A life assurance proposition is being piloted through Nucleus, the IFA-owned wrap platform.

The NHS has launched a tool to enable staff to implement and improve innovation as set out by chief executive David Nicholson.

COVER recently held a breakfast briefing on international private medical insurance (IPMI) to explore the emerging developments in the sector.

Employers appear to be shunning the introduction of new technology for their benefits provision, according to research.

Protection advisers will need to be clear when building simplified advice-style propositions to address basic client needs, an adviser firm has warned.

More consumers will buy protection direct from online providers in response to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), an online insurance group has predicted.

Insurers will be forced to get tech savvy next year as the on-going economic pressure takes its toll, Ovum has said.