Four areas where COVID-19 is driving innovation

E-signatures, medicals screenings, added-value services, remote working

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iPipeline's Paul Yates explores how the coronavirus crisis is accelerating change in protection technology

The UK government has often invoked wartime language in its effort to combat COVID-19. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to "win the fight" and "beat the enemy", and he even declared that he is the head of a "wartime government". While it's questionable how far the war analogy can be stretched, what is clear is that just like in a war we are seeing accelerated change in a number of different areas. The saying goes that necessity is the mother of invention, and this is certainly true in the protection industry. So, what are some of the key developments we have seen take place in prot...

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