Iress has announced that National Friendly will now support BMI questions in its income protection quote and apply service on The Exchange.
This feature aims to provide brokers with greater price certainty when assessing National Friendly’s short-term and accident-only income protection products by incorporating height and weight into the quoting process.
National Friendly joins several other providers offering partially underwritten quotes on The Exchange.
Jacqui Durbin, global head of product for sourcing at Iress, said: “We are pleased to support National Friendly with this initiative.
“Our Exchange platform is where hundreds of product providers meet thousands of income protection brokers.
“We want to make it as easy as possible for all parties to work together and deliver the most appropriate, best value products to their customers.
“Adding BMI criteria to our Exchange platform gives the industry a wholly transparent and trusted way to source and consider National Friendly’s products. It’s good news for everyone.”
Gifford Clay, head of intermediary sales at National Friendly, said: “We have made a number of enhancements to our IP proposition this year, including shortening our application journey, adding optional Fracture Cover, and launching Level Premiums.
“These improvements, together with adding BMI quote functionality on Iress, will help brokers deliver a better service and offer more choice to their customers.”
