Protection industry unites for signposting agreement

Twenty-six signatories

Adam Saville
clock • 2 min read

'Agreement on access to protection for people with pre-existing medical conditions and disabilities'

A total of 26 industry parties have signed an agreement to help make protection insurance more widely available. Launched at the Houses of Parliament today (21 January), as part of the British Insurance Broker Association's (BIBA) 2020 Access manifesto, the development of the system for signposting to protection specialists has been led by Johnny Timpson's Access To Insurance Working Group. The agreement, which is voluntary, has been signed by both regulated providers of insurance and supporting bodies, some of whom are involved with the distribution of life insurance, income protecti...

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