Cover

Making children’s cover part of the mortgage conversation

Seeing a child unwell can often change how we feel, especially if you are...

L&G protection claims top £1.38bn in 2025

L&G paid more than £1.388 billion across more than 26,000 retail protection and group...

Single-insurer protection deals risk damaging consumer trust, LifeSearch says

Single-tie life insurance arrangements risk undermining consumer trust and reducing protection take-up, according to...

Pivotal buys LendingScore to expand mortgage technology plans

Pivotal has acquired mortgage technology and data provider LendingScore as it looks to build...

The Exeter appoints Gary Warman as CFO

Health and life insurer The Exeter has appointed Gary Warman as Chief Financial Officer...

Cirencester Friendly adds minimum benefit guarantee to income protection products

Cirencester Friendly has introduced a minimum benefit guarantee across its Income Assured and My...

Third of protection clients nearly cancelled cover before claiming

Almost a third of protection claimants at Waddle Insurance had considered cancelling or had...

The Right Mortgage reports Q1 growth across lending and protection

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has reported year-on-year growth across mortgage lending, protection,...

Olympic medalist Fatima Whitbread backs MIMHC Walk and Talk

Olympic medallist and former world record holder Fatima Whitbread MBE has thrown her support...

Q&A: Craig Hall, LSL Financial Services

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Craig Hall, director of strategic partnerships at LSL...

Landlords urged to review rent guarantee cover after Renters’ Rights Act changes

Buy-to-let landlords should consider rent guarantee insurance after the Renters’ Rights Act came into...

Source cuts home insurance quote time after adviser feedback

Source Insurance has reduced the time it takes advisers to complete a home insurance...

The Right Mortgage launches adviser academy

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has launched a training programme aimed at bringing...

Access FS partners with The Protection Coach to shift adviser conversations

Access Financial Services has announced a new partnership with Matt Chapman, widely known across...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Latest news

Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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