Technology

The ABI has produced a consumer guide to inform and reassure consumers about how insurers use data.

Reinsurers are facing pressure from competition and are likely to find it difficult to maintain strong profitability in the next two years, Standard & Poor's has warned.

Dentists' Provident will use OnBase by Hyland as its enterprise content management system (ECM) to digitise its policy and claims processes.

Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has announced its acquisition of iPipeline for an undisclosed sum.

IRESS has introduced their XPLAN Mortgage tool, with the mortgage module launching first.

F&TRC's Kirsty Tanner asks whether advisers should be doing more to ensure the value and quality of supplementary benefits in income protection (IP.)

APRIL UK has launched an online private medical insurance calculator, which provides instant quotes on their SME range of plans.

Cash plan provider Health Shield has launched an online claiming service in response to member and intermediary needs.

As private medical insurers announce high-profile consolidations, Fiona Murphy looks at whether this restricts choice or offers a better deal for advisers and consumers.

VSP Global has announced the development of a prototype combining health-tracking technology into the frames of a pair of glasses.