nib aims to make advisers' lives easier with online tool

The company is launching a new online application tool, NibApply later this week, which it says will make it faster and easier for advisers to deliver health insurance solutions to clients

It is intended to significantly reduce the time it takes advisers to complete, submit and cover a decision on health insurance applications. 

Chief executive Rob Hennin said it was part of a commitment to support advisers. While this week's launch is the start of an end-to-end solution, which will in the future include premium illustrations, and with up to 80% of policies issued in real time.

“We’ve made the client join experience fun, fast and easy through dynamic questions and automated real-time underwriting and decisions that are all done online, removing the need for paper-based application forms,” Hennin said.