If you build it they will come

Commercial insurance platform providers are showing interest in the life space in a bid to help improve the accessibility and cost of cover for the self-employed, writes Suzanne Clarkson
A combination of the rapid growth of contractors, evolving rights for the gig quotient, and the need (whether they know it or not!) for certain protections, a specialist platform in the commercial insurance sector is considering extending its tech know-how into the life space. At the same time, some of the big employee benefit consultancies are busy designing low-cost bespoke ‘benefits marketplaces' to help employers attract the best contractors for the job. Insuretech start-up Tapoly told Cover...
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