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12 insurers meet 2025 Claims Charter standards

A dozen insurers have been named as signatories to the Protection Distributors Group’s (PDG)...

Paymentshield reintroduces unemployment cover with AmTrust

Paymentshield has unveiled a refreshed mortgage protection product that reintroduces unemployment cover alongside accident...

Royal London pays record £751m in protection claims in 2024

Royal London has reported a record year for protection payouts, disbursing over £751 million...

Martin Reynolds receives AMI Fellowship in recognition of industry leadership

Martin Reynolds, chief executive of Simplybiz Mortgages, has been awarded a Fellowship by the...

iPipeline issues ‘Advanced Underwriting’ tool with Openwork

iPipeline has launched a major new addition to its SolutionBuilder platform that promises to...

AMI’s Protection Viewpoint returns with wider focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has announced the return of its annual Protection...

The Right Mortgage unveils Acre Health Fact Find integration

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has introduced a new Health Fact Find feature...

The Exeter brings life product to UnderwriteMe’s platform

The Exeter has launched its life insurance product on UnderwriteMe’s Protection Platform, allowing advisers...

Mid-life families and renters hardest hit as millions on edge of financial crisis

A growing number of UK households are at risk of financial collapse, according to...

Iress event to seek to redefine the future of protection

Industry leaders from across the protection sector have been invited gather in London later...

The Right Mortgage reports record-breaking growth in Q1

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has reported a robust start to 2025, with...

The Exeter reveals 2024 health, income protection and life payouts

UK mutual health and protection insurer The Exeter paid out £61 million in claims...

Fix LoA Action Group reaches 64 members as protection added to growing industry checklist

The industry-led Fix LoA Action Group (FLAG) has reached a major milestone with 64...

Service isn’t just a ‘nice-to-have’ – it is the product

Have you ever had a decent meal in a restaurant ruined by slow service...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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OneDome named among Europe’s fastest-growing fintech firms

OneDome has been named one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in Europe, the Middle...

Foundation raises maximum residential lending age to 80

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum residential lending age from 75 to 80...

First-time buyers wait six years to buy as lifestyle priorities reshape purchasing decisions

First-time buyers are spending an average of six years saving for a deposit as...

Tipton cuts buy-to-let rates and brings back high income multiple mortgages

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reduced rates across parts of its buy-to-let range...

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