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Automated valuations are faster than contacting providers by phone or post and can also cut costs as well as freeing advisers from the burden of administration

Much has been written about the advances in technology in recent years within the life and pensions industry. Advisers are constantly being bombarded with new and innovative ideas, and functionality that will save them both time and money. It is often hard to accurately qualify all of these new initiatives and interpret their success criteria. However, more advisers are now embracing the opportunity to obtain online automated valuations, as opposed to contacting the providers by phone or by post. Automated valuations are one of these initiatives that we can accurately measure, and of which ...

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