Guardian IP added to UnderwriteMe platform

Seventh insurer offering buy-now for IP on the platform

Jaskeet Briah
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Provider, Guardian, has added its income protection (IP) offering to UnderwriteMe’s protection platform.

Guardian's IP product is available on a standalone basis, sitting alongside its full suite of protection products on the platform. This includes life essentials and life protection; critical illness cover (CIC); combined life with CIC; and optional children's CIC. Hilary Banks, chief commercial officer, Guardian, said that IP plays a key role in long-term financial resilience, but it is still under-used. "Making it available on the platform widens access and supports the continued momentum we're seeing in income protection recommendations across the market," Banks said. The add...

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