British Friendly and EXL to build digital life platform

For advisers

Adam Saville
clock • 1 min read

End-to-end customer on-boarding, underwriting and policy administration platform

A partnership between income protection mutual British Friendly and operations management and analytics company EXL will see the development of a digital life and protection platform for advisers. EXL said it will be designed to help intermediaries place clients on risk efficiently, while allowing the insurer bring new products to market. Commenting on the deal, Lee Schopp, interim CEO at British Friendly, said: "The ease of doing business with British Friendly is one of our guiding principles. In recent years, innovative new products and services have supported significant growth. Wh...

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