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The Exeter improves Real Life application process

The Exeter has made changes to the application process for its life insurance product,...

Scottish Widows to divest £440m over ESG standards

Scottish Widows is to divest at least £440 million from companies that have failed...

LV= extends Covid payment break options

LV= is extending its payment break option for customers unable to pay premiums because...

L&G introduces group protection package for ‘long Covid’

Legal & General has unveiled a new early intervention care package for employees in...

Network to hold virtual national training event

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network is to hold its first Virtual National Training...

LV= reinstates short waiting period options for personal sick pay

LV= is re-introducing day 1 and 1 week waiting periods for its specialist income...

New BDM for National Friendly

National Friendly has announced the appointment of Toney Quinn as business development manager. The Bristol-based friendly...

Cancer cover claims crash due to Covid

LV= has seen a major decrease in cancer claims due to the impact of...

Sesame adds seven providers to protection panel

Sesame Network has expanded its protection panel, with 16 providers now available to its...

Mortgage Magic integrates iPipeline into broker proposition

Mortgage Magic's CRM and mortgage management platform has integrated a number of iPipeline’s webservice...

AIG Life moves to simplify critical illness

AIG Life has introduced what it claims to be a different approach to critical...

HSBC unveils virtual healthcare support for life customers

Existing HSBC Life Protection policyholders in the UK will now receive additional physical and...

Landbay to offer free title indemnity insurance

Buy-to-let lender, Landbay, has announced that it will offer free-of-charge title indemnity insurance. Landbay believes...

LV= pays out £6m in Covid claims

LV= has paid out over £6m in coronavirus-related income protection and death claims to...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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...

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First-time buyers favour ‘forever homes’

First-time buyers are increasingly opting for larger homes and longer mortgage terms as they...

OPDA launches upgraded framework to cut delays in transactions

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has unveiled version 3.5 of its Property Data...

Majority of landlords plan to hold their ground, Landbay survey shows

Buy-to-let landlords are demonstrating renewed confidence in the private rented sector, with a majority...

One third of people relying on inheritance to secure retirement income

Nearly one in three people believe they will need an inheritance to help fund...