It's a Wonderful Life: Using technology to make buying protection simpler

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Aviva's Robert Morrison discusses the progress of the iGPR and other technologies.

Yet again this year, many of us will have some form of gadget or new technology product on our Christmas lists; a new smartphone, fitness tracker or games console. Aviva is no exception, although unlike a lot of gadgets, we intend to continue to use our new technology way past the end of January. Technology is not a new feature on our Christmas list at Aviva. Our 2015 request was a new platform, Aviva Life Protection Solutions (ALPS). This allowed us to integrate our sophisticated underwriting rules engine into a slick online journey which accepts around 80% of customers without th...

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