Cover

Insurers urged to strengthen pricing models

Insurers should prioritise improving the coverage and accuracy of their pricing models as competitive...

The protection gap that runs all the way up the ladder

The property ladder is usually talked about in terms of deposits, equity, and affordability...

Alps launches enhanced landlord protection product ahead of Renters’ Rights Act reforms

Alps has introduced an updated Landlord Legal Expenses and Rent Protection product designed to...

Paymentshield expands landlord insurance panel with addition of Arkel

Paymentshield has strengthened its Landlord Insurance panel with the appointment of MGA and underwriter...

Protection sales guide launched as Wealthy Advisers Club passes 1,500 members

A new book designed to help financial advisers sell more life insurance and protection...

Source Insurance integrates platform with HPS Insurance CRM

Source Insurance has partnered with HPS Insurance to integrate its home insurance quotation platform...

Royal London protection sales rise 17% as new business approaches £1bn

Royal London has reported strong growth in its protection business during 2025, with new...

British Friendly cuts claims decision time to eight days

British Friendly paid more than £4.9m in claims during 2025 while reducing the average...

Guardian income protection added to UnderwriteMe adviser platform

Guardian’s income protection product is now available through UnderwriteMe’s Protection Platform, giving advisers access...

Right Choice Mortgages joins Stonebridge after strategic review

Right Choice Mortgages has joined mortgage and protection network Stonebridge after a strategic review,...

Only one in five Britons adequately protected against financial shocks

Just 19% of Britons are adequately protected against unexpected health or financial shocks, according...

Allianz UK strengthens intermediary focus with senior hire

Allianz UK has named Scott McLoughlin as head of intermediary, a move that underlines...

National Friendly promotes John Fotheringham to head of underwriting

National Friendly has promoted its technical lead underwriter John Fotheringham to head of underwriting,...

Terry Blackburn on building a community for mortgage brokers

At 19, Terry Blackburn was knocking on doors trying to sell life insurance to...
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COMMENT

Analysis

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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News

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...
banks

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...
First-time buyers

NHS workers priced out as affordability gap widens

Many NHS workers are being priced out of homeownership with average first-time buyer properties...
Appointments

Metro Bank strengthens specialist mortgage team

Metro Bank has expanded its specialist mortgage team with a series of appointments and...

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