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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...

Widespread unawareness of tenants’ liability insurance

A significant amount of renters continue to be acutely vulnerable to financial loss due...

Cirencester Friendly appoints new CEO

Income protection specialist Cirencester Friendly has announced the appointment of Andy Morris as CEO,...

Assurant Intermediary appoints new BDM

Assurant Intermediary has appointed David Carr as business development manager (BDM) covering Wales, Midlands...

Royal London improves income protection non-medical limits

Royal London has made a number of enhancements to its non-medical limits for income...

Cirencester Friendly saw 14% of 2021 claims for Covid-19

Cirencester Friendly has paid more than £8 million in benefit in 2021, paying 93.6%...

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Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

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Market Harborough cuts rates on larger residential loans

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates on its larger loan products by as...

Shawbrook promotes Apollonio to lead retail mortgage sales

Shawbrook has promoted Louise Apollonio to sales and distribution director for retail mortgages, as...

Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...