Shepherds Friendly launches on Iress Exchange

Simplification of advice process

Hemma Visavadia
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Iress has announced that Shepherds Friendly’s income protection products have gone live on its platform, The Exchange.

Through listing its products on The Exchange, the mutual said it forms part of its wider strategy to ensure more consumers can easily access cover and its available benefits. The platform will also allow Shepherds Friendly to simplify its application process for advisers and their respective clients. The partnership with Iress follows on from the mutual's recently launched Simplified Application process for income protection products. The changes offer an alternative application route which is based on "moratorium underwriting" with less medical questions to answer, allowing more a...

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