Insurtech and Health Data

Hi everyone, we have Lisa Balboa back with us giving her insights into insure tech and how this could change the way that insurers underwriter insurance applications and give ongoing health support to their policyholders.We are talking about wearables and things that your smartphone can do that is absolutely brilliant, though I do find it scary in some ways! I share how one of the apps that Lisa suggested to me, told me that my skin health is 10 years younger than I am. Firstly, amazing. Secondly, there was far more important information that it gave me but this is the one that made me do a girlie squeal.The key takeaways:Wearable technology can create a baseline of your health and alert you if there is a change that could mean you are becoming ill.There are now apps on your phone that can detect your blood pressure, oxygen saturation and more, simply through the camera.Insurers have the potential to support people to get an early intervention to prevent a serious health condition from developing.Next time Matt Rann will be joining me and we are going to be talking about total permanent disability, what it is and how claims work. Remember, if you are listening to this as part of your work, you can claim a CPD certificate on our website, thanks to our sponsors Octo Members.If you want to know more about how to arrange protection insurance, take a look at my 13 hour CPD Protection Insurance in Practice course here and 1 hour CPD Protection Competency Exam here.

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When you set out to get things like life insurance, critical illness cover or income protection, many people do not think that they are going to hit any snags along the way. But! Insurance is a world of risk and there are times that a persons circumstances will make insurers sit back and have an extra think about offering the insurance. Why?! This podcast is designed to answer that why. Kathryn Knowles is joined by guests to bring a clear and open chat about how insurance works. Kathryn brings her experience as a "quirky" life and the voice of the consumer to the discussion. She does this alongside her work as a specialist adviser, who is known for insuring the uninsurable.