Demystifying tele-underwriting

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Tele-interviewing has become a global phenomenon, but still carries some confusion. In the wake of a global survey Catherine Lyons clarifies the term

Tele-interviewing has had a mixed reception from UK protection advisers. Some remain wary while others verge on the evangelical. Why this huge variance in views? Well, some IFAs have stated that they don’t really know what tele-interviewing is or what it’s all about. That is understandable as tele-interviewing comes in many shapes and sizes. To understand what is happening in the UK market it is useful to understand the bigger picture. SCOR Global life, in partnership with consultants SelectX and US underwriting expert Hank George, have conducted the first worldwide survey of insurers to...

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