GPR

New leadership structure

Provides underwriters with structured report and underwriting decision

Claire Ginnelly will continue to lead the business

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has today published guidelines on electronic paperless requests for medical information from GPs that insurers need when providing protection insurance.

Scottish Widows has introduced electronic General Practitioner (GP) reports into its protection policy underwriting process to make it simpler and quicker to obtain customers' medical information from their GP practice.

Liss System's Guy Williams says the customer matters most in the debate over GP reports.

Clunky underwriting processes may be a thing of the past as new technology is applied. Paul Robertson speaks to Martin Werth about his UnderwriteMe system.

Several new underwriting systems are coming to market, revolutionising the adviser's input. Ian McKenna looks at the details.

As the nation ages, so will the client base of many advisers. Fergus Bescoby assesses longevity and its impact on underwriting.