Podcast: Ken Maxwell discusses “A broker’s perspective on the underwriting challenges for high-value life cover” on IFA Talk

Published On: 9 July 2025

Director Ken Maxwell was recently invited to speak on the IFA Talk podcast, sharing a broker’s perspective on the underwriting challenges for high-value life cover.

Ken covered a range of topics with hosts Sue and Meg, including:

  • Capacity issues for large cases
  • How previous health issues can affect premiums
  • Differences in underwriting decisions at the various insurers
  • Delays at the insurers and reinsurers when the cover needs to go to their pricing team

Listen to the podcast on:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vQgml8GS4Qs1BuxxwgsoM

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ni-p-podcast-14-a-brokers-perspective-on/id1620321604?i=1000716093288

Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/42df8555-7d8c-44c0-a3fc-3870eb559404/ifa-talk

IFA magazine: https://ifamagazine.com/nip-podcast-14-a-brokers-perspective-on-the-underwriting-challenges-for-high-value-life-cover-with-jlhos-ken-maxwell/

Thank you to IFA Talk for featuring Ken on the podcast.

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