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Covid responsible for 32% of the Exeter’s IP claims

The Exeter paid over £10.1m in income protection (IP) during 2020, equating to 91% of...

TRM Network to hold May virtual training event

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network is to hold its second virtual national training...

New BDM for National Friendly

Bristol based National Friendly has announced the appointment of Gavin Brooks to the role...

Andrews joins Openwork Partnership

The Openwork Partnership announces that Andrews Property Group has joined the network. Bristol-based Andrews...

Paymentshield introduces adviser chatbot functionality

Paymentshield is adding chatbot technology to its network of over 78,000 advisers. The adviser chat...

Legal & General Insurance launches GI Club

Legal & General Insurance, part of LV= General Insurance, has unveiled a general insurance...

Four tips to nail those protection conversations

Making protection meaningful to clients can be a challenge, especially when it comes to...

The Exeter adds features to HealthWise app

The Exeter has made improvements to its member benefits app, HealthWise, which provides benefits...

When it comes to debt, income protection can make all the difference

This week marks Debt Awareness Week, an initiative run by debt charity StepChange to...

Q&A: Take your pick

BestAdvice talks to Ian Smart, product architect at Royal London, about how protection perceptions...

New mortgage and protection network launches

A new, independent mortgage and protection network, "run by brokers for brokers", has launched. Harwell...

25-44 year olds considering income protection since Covid

8.3m (48%) of 25-44 year olds without income protection have become interested in taking...

Widespread lack of mortgage protection highlighted

26% of existing or aspiring homeowners have missed a mortgage payment because of accident or...

LV= reveals Covid-19 payouts

LV= has revealed that life insurance, critical illness and income protection claims caused by...

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The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

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...

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The Darlington trims mortgage rates by up to 20bps

Darlington Building Society has reduced selected rates across its residential, specialist residential, shared ownership,...

Brokers review sourcing technology as demand grows for connected systems

Mortgage brokers are increasingly reassessing their technology stacks, with sourcing systems emerging as the...

Rosemount expands internship programme with two Cardiff Business School students

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has welcomed two new interns from Cardiff Business School as...

West Brom cuts shared ownership mortgage rates

West Brom Building Society has reduced selected shared ownership mortgage rates by up to...

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