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New provider for Paymentshield’s rent protection product

Paymentshield has partnered with Arc Legal Assistance who will become the new provider for...

Mental wellbeing support not valued by employees

49% of employers believe that mental health is the biggest health and wellbeing challenge...

MAB introduces new GI partnership

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has joined up with Legal & General and Uinsure to...

Many self-employed unable to survive without work

A survey from LV= of the financial health of self-employed, part-time and contract workers...

Halifax introduces renters insurance with US fintech firm

Halifax has partnered with US fintech firm Trov to launch what is calling a...

The Right Mortgage to hold over 70 events in 2020

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced its events calendar for next year. It is...

MultiProtect behind MetLife protection payout growth

MetLife UK says it is on track to pay record claim volumes this year...

Hilltop Finance moves into insurance with Cavere Intermediary 

Hilltop Finance, the Manchester based financial advice firm specialising in pensions and retirement planning,...

Couples keep their earnings to themselves

New research from AIG Life Limited shows that couples transfer an average of just...

L&G improves employee assistance programme

Legal & General has made a number of changes to its EAP with Health...

Insurance CEO banned for salary switch concealment

The FCA and PRA have banned and fined Stuart Malcolm Forsyth, the former CEO...

Canada Life: protection key to mortgage customer retention

32% of homeowners who organised a fixed rate mortgage through an adviser are likely...

The Exeter joins PDG Claims Charter

Health and protection insurer, the Exeter, has joined the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) Claims...

Majority of insurance policies don’t provide winter protection

New analysis by Defaqto reveals that of the 390 home contents insurance policies currently...

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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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Brokers see rise in demand for business acquisition funding

Demand for funding to support business acquisitions is growing among UK SMEs, even as...

Phoebus joins Aston University to pioneer AI tools for mortgage servicing

Aston University has teamed up with Phoebus Software to create what is being described...

UK’s outdated homebuying system costs £1.5bn a year, says Santander

Half a million failed transactions annually leave buyers out of pocket and weigh heavily...

Source Insurance backs eco-focused start-up Insure4Nature

Source Insurance has partnered with ethical home insurance start-up Insure4Nature in a move that...