Insurers making progress on Mental Health and Insurance Standards: ABI

Across four key areas

John Brazier
clock • 2 min read

Protection and health insurers are making positive developments in improving accessibility and support for customers with mental health conditions, in line with the Association of British Insurer’s (ABI) Mental Health and Insurance Standards.

A new report from the ABI details responses from 22 insurance providers from the travel, health and protection markets, of which three came from health providers and nine from protection providers. Launched in September 2022, the ABI's Standards focuses on four specific areas of insurer offerings: improving accessibility through better communication, processes and training, asking appropriate questions during applications, communicating and explaining underwriting decisions, and improving transparency. According to the ABI's findings, all firms that provided responses showed evidence ...

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