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Legal & General updates intermediary protection platform

Legal & General has made a number of updates to its adviser protection platform,...

Royal London aims to be more inclusive towards cancer survivors

Royal London has introduced a new approach to cancer underwriting, broadening the access to...

Building trust when it comes to protection claims

When it comes to protection insurance, the independent advice community could well be called...

Quilter partners with Uinsure

Quilter has announced a strategic partnership with Uinsure to provide its advisers with more...

Canada Life appoints managing director of group protection

Canada Life has appointed Dan Crook to the position of managing director, group protection. He...

Try Mortgage Network partners with UnderwriteMe

Try Mortgage Network (TMN), the AR network owned by Try Financial, has announced a...

Legal & General appoints head of product and proposition for retail protection

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Nicki Plews as its new head...

CLSQ launches bamboo indemnity insurance

CLSQ has introduced a bamboo indemnity insurance product to provide protection should bamboo be...

National Friendly launches non-underwritten cover for ‘unforeseen’ eventualities

National Friendly has launched a new product, Friendly Shield, designed to support stretched household...

The Right DA Club develops PMI offering

The Right DA Club has announced a number of initiatives focused on supporting adviser...

Towergate Health & Protection appoints new head of operational excellence

Beth Alahakoon has joined Towergate Health & Protection as its new head of operational excellence. The...

Source Insurance announces partnership with Fairstone

Source Insurance has announced a partnership with wealth management firm, Fairstone. This alliance enables...

Paymentshield adds new partnership manager roles

Paymentshield has created two new partnership manager roles to manage relationships with new distribution...

Charting the right course on protection advice

To say that having a strong protection proposition, or an arrangement where you refer...

COMMENT

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

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More than 255,000 homeowners to leave five-year fixes by the end of June

More than 255,000 UK households are due to come off five-year fixed mortgage deals...

The Leeds strengthens intermediary team with senior account manager hire

Leeds Building Society has hired Michelle Ward as corporate account manager, adding more than...

Rising rental yields give landlords a stronger start to 2026, but March volatility clouds outlook

Fleet Mortgages’ latest Rental Barometer shows average yields reached 8.1% in Q1 2026, up...

Mortgage availability rises as lenders cut pricing

Mortgage availability increased in the first quarter of 2026 as lenders loosened supply and...

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