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NHS access delays drive employer health cover demand

Persistent delays in accessing NHS treatment are reinforcing the role of employer-funded health protection. The...

First2Protect partners with OSL to broaden GI access

First2Protect has entered into a strategic partnership with OSL Financial Services, aimed at widening...

MAB appoints head of protection excellence to sharpen advice standards

Mortgage Advice Bureau has appointed Alan Richardson to the newly created role of head...

The Exeter enhances NHS cash benefit for greater member flexibility

The Exeter has enhanced its NHS cash benefit, increasing payments and simplifying how members...

The Right Mortgage sets out 2026 events programme

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has confirmed a full calendar of in-person and...

Wealthy Advisers Club sets out agenda for January London conference

The Wealthy Advisers Club has confirmed plans for its London Conference, which will take...

From one-off deal to lifetime client: why protection reviews keep you connected

When I first started out in the mortgage industry, I used to think the...

The Wealthy Advisers Club passes 750 members and secures CPD accreditation

The Wealthy Advisers Club has reached 750 adviser members less than a year after...

Home insurance price falls ease as market shows signs of stabilising

Average combined buildings and contents premiums continued to edge lower last month, according to...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network reports strong Q3 performance

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has reported another quarter of growth, pointing to...

Paymentshield posts double-digit growth as advisers step up focus on general insurance

Paymentshield says sales momentum has continued to build through 2025, with new business volumes...

Rosemount sets out plans for 2026 annual conference

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has confirmed the venue, format and agenda for its 2026...

Tower Insurance Brokers secures growth funding to fuel next phase of expansion

Tower Insurance Brokers has secured multi-million pound growth funding from TDC as it looks...

Source Insurance diverts Christmas marketing spend to homelessness charity

Source Insurance has donated its entire Christmas marketing budget to The Huggard, a Cardiff-based...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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