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Cirencester Friendly launches IP health support benefits

Cirencester Friendly has launched YourHalo to its income protection members. YourHalo (Your Health and Lifestyle...

MoneySuperMarket partners with digital insurance distributor

MoneySuperMarket has partnered with digital insurance distributor ATEC Group to offer a non-standard home...

Why aren’t you selling home insurance?

It’s a simple question, but perhaps not so easy to answer. Maybe you’re unaware of...

VIBE Specialist Finance unveils regulated mortgage and protection offering

VIBE Specialist Finance has created a new regulated mortgage and protection division to add...

Shepherds Friendly boosts benefits to IP members

Shepherds Friendly has partnered with healthcare charity, Nuffield Health, to offer a range of...

Cirencester Friendly begins search for new CEO

Paul Hudson, Cirencester Friendly's CEO, is to retire in April 2023, at which point...

A little change can make a big difference to your GI sales

If you already sell mortgages or provide advice on investments, you may feel confident that you...

Cirencester Friendly attains ServiceMark accreditation

Cirencester Friendly has been awarded The Institute of Customer Service (ICS) ‘ServiceMark’ accreditation. ServiceMark is...

L&G promotes ‘Be well, Get better, Be supported’

Legal & General has launched its new campaign Be well, Get better, Be supported,...

Why the GI conversation is more important than ever

This is a sensitive subject in light of the pandemics impact on many people’s...

Royal London improves CI cover for parents

Royal London has made changes to its critical illness cover (CIC) to help improve...

Fluent Money Group unveils brand refresh

Fluent Money Group has announced a brand refresh as part of its growth plans. In...

Shepherds Friendly joins PDG Claims Charter

Shepherds Friendly has joined the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) Claims Charter, which sets out...

F4B Network expands GI panel

The F4B Network has grown its general insurance (GI) offering with the addition of...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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