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Group risk industry pays out record amount in claims

Employers utilised group risk protection to provide financial support to a huge number of...

SME developer saves £15k on building warranty insurance

Insurance and finance advisory firm, J3 has saved developer Grange Country Homes £15,000 through...

MHAW: adults reluctant to disclose mental health to insurers

Scottish Widows' latest mental health research has revealed that more than 24 million UK...

SBG launches campaign to increase protection take-up

Sesame Bankhall Group has unveiled a new protection campaign to improve the financial resilience...

HSBC Life partners with TRM Network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has embarked upon a new partnership with HSBC...

Uinsure welcome two non-executive directors

Uinsure has announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors. Dan Wright joins as non-executive...

Uinsure and Optimus agree partnership

Optimus has announced a new partnership with Uinsure to integrate home insurance into the...

Cirencester Friendly to replace existing protection platform

IPipeline has announced a long-term partnership with Cirencester Friendly, where iPipeline’s SSG Digital platform will...

Legal & General Group Protection partners with CONNECTPlus

Legal & General Group Protection has partnered with long-term condition management support service CONNECTPlus,...

Adviser guide to saving protection policies refreshed

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), Protection Distributors Group (PDG) and Income Protection Taskforce...

Paymentshield becomes CPD accredited training provider

General insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield has achieved official CPD-certified status for the learning modules...

Royal London widens Underwrite Later coverage

Royal London is expanding its Underwrite Later approach to a wider range of products. ...

Pressure growing on line manager wellbeing

43% of line managers in UK businesses with more than 250 employees are managing...

2021 a record year for LV= individual protection payments

LV= paid record individual protection claims totalling over £119 million during 2021. The insurer supported...

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FCA’s mortgage rule changes: it’s time to raise the advice bar, not drop it

The FCA’s move to relax some of the rules around mortgage switching and term changes might sound sensible on paper—cutting admin, giving borrowers quicker...

Tom Bill: Unintended consequences

Former Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced a brick tax in 1784 to pay for the American War of Independence. Manufacturers were charged by...

U.S. Market: lower rates are needed to help unlock the market

When Donald Trump was reelected and took office at the start of this year, we knew it was going to be interesting! The property market...

A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

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Only a quarter of brokers feel ‘very comfortable’ explaining valuations, poll finds

A live poll conducted during a recent Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) webinar has revealed...

Gen H lowers New Build Boost rate to 5.95%

Gen H has announced a rate reduction on its New Build Boost mortgage product,...

OSB Group unveils new BTL lender and moves to retire Kent Reliance brand

OSB Group has announced the launch of Rely, a new specialist buy-to-let lending brand. Rely...

Norton Home Loans appoints head of lending

Norton Home Loans has promoted Laura Percival to head of lending, as the lender...