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Business protection gap estimated

Businesses in the UK currently have an apparent £1.35 trillion shortfall in business protection,...

ScotProv reveals latest cancer statistics

Bowel cancer was the second most claimed for form of cancer last year, according...

Tenet calls for protection trade body

There is a need for a dedicated protection trade body, Tenet has claimed. Reasons it...

LifeQuote now an option for Positive Solutions partners

Positive Solutions is now making LifeQuote available to all partners. Positive Solutions Partners...

Ageas Protect extends protection to the life of another

Ageas Protect is now allowing protection customers to insure the life of another person...

Protection gulf between the sexes widens

Women around the country are undervaluing the amount they are worth and failing to...

Holloway Friendly unveils new IT system

Holloway Friendly has upgraded its IT systems, with the aim of making quotations and...

Exeter Family Friendly paid 95% of IP claims

Income protection insurer Exeter Family Friendly has released its claims statistics for 2012. The mutual...

LV= and Tenet Group strengthen partnership

LV= has improved its partnership with the Tenet Group. LV= regional sales teams will now...

L&G beefs up critical illness proposition

Legal & General is improving its Defaqto 5 star Rated Critical Illness Cover (CIC). It...

Bright Grey offers birthday giveaway

Bright Grey is to introduce a special offer for customers to mark its 10th...

SBG hosts Mortgage Extra Live events

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is this month hosting a series of mortgage seminars across...

Direct Line ad banned

Direct Line has had an internet video advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority...

L&G adds counselling to Group IP offering

Legal & General is now including free face-to-face counselling as part of its Group...

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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...