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PruProtect unveils app for iPad-using advisers

PruProtect has launched a new iPad app for financial advisers. The app is aimed at...

Michael Vaughan to head up PruProtect Chance to Ride event

Former England cricket captain, Michael Vaughan, will lead a host of celebrity friends and...

UK workforce more financially exposed today

Employees of today are more likely to fall into financial difficulty than they were...

Source Insurance unveils enhanced management information tool

Source Insurance has published details of a new addition to its software capabilities in...

Bright Grey widens Relevant Life Plan access

Bright Grey has launched its Relevant Life Plan as a separate product. The...

LV= offers ‘unique’ critical illness benefits

LV= has improved its critical illness (CI) cover. The changes include increasing the number of...

Scottish Widows publishes IP claims data for first time

Scottish Widows paid out 98% of life and 88% of critical illness claims last...

Record number of new complaint cases for FOS

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) handled 2,161,439 initial enquiries and complaints from consumers over...

Improved CI offering from Bright Grey

Bright Grey has improved its critical illness definition for cancer for personal and business...

LV= introduces new insurance policy for caravan owners

LV= is to offer a new caravan insurance policy. Caravan equipment and awnings are covered...

SMEs look to grow following NI initiative

20% of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK has been encouraged...

Ageas appoints marketing chief for RIAS and Castle Cover

Ageas has appointed Mark Hanson as marketing director for its two over 50s insurance...

Holloway Friendly unveils 24-hour support package

Holloway Friendly has launched a 24-hour advice and information service for its income protection...

Ingard network selects the Source

Source Insurance has been appointed as a preferred supplier to the Ingard network for...

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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...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...

Lloyds expects swell in completions ahead of stamp duty deadline

Lloyds Banking Group anticipates a 50% growth in property completions this month as buyers...

Satchell the latest to leave HTB bridging division

Lorenzo Satchell has become the latest senior member of the bridging team at Hampshire...