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Friends Life boosts CIC proposition

Friends Life has made further coverage enhancements to its Protect+ Critical Illness Cover (CIC)...

Bright Grey improves critical illness plans

Bright Grey has made changes to its critical illness cover across both business and...

Accidental landlords lacking cover

Around one in four residential landlords in the UK have the wrong or no...

Firms at risk from demise of key personnel

55% of companies would stop trading if they lost one or more key people...

New faces at Paymentshield

Paymentshield has recruited six new business development managers (BDMs) following two new deals with...

First Complete expands GI panel

First Complete has appointed Smith Greenfield, a specialist provider of general insurance for high...

Some people need just a little more help

It probably will come as no surprise to intermediaries that a recent study published...

FSE to host protection and specialist lending seminars

A programme of protection and specialist lending-focused seminars has been added to both days...

Family incomes 28% lower when breadwinner is female

The average annual income for male breadwinner households is £27,180 (£2,265 per month), but...

Scottish Provident widens IP occupation eligibility

Scottish Provident has launched a new income protection product which gives an enhanced level...

Brokers shun ‘snail mail’

Less than 2% of brokers recently surveyed wanted to receive communication from their general...

Scottish Provident adds new CI heart attack definition

From Monday 16 September Scottish Provident will enhance its critical illness cover to include...

Partnership appoints deputy CFO

Partnership has appointed Richard Everett as deputy chief financial officer (CFO). He will be...

Families remain in a financially precarious situation

35% of British families have no financial safety net to cope with a sudden...

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Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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More2life unveils Tailored Interest Reward lifetime mortgage

More2life has launched its latest lifetime mortgage, Tailored Interest Reward, designed to provide later...

Pivot provides complex multi-loan deal for Denby Dale development

Pivot has completed a funding package consisting of three loans for a residential development...

HREF reports record month for lending

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has recorded its strongest month to date, completing three...

Mortgage advisers failing over-50s on later life lending, Key warns

Mortgage advisers are not doing enough to support over-50s with later life lending options,...