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Iress adds The Exeter’s Real Life product to The Exchange platform

Iress has expanded the protection options available to advisers using its Exchange platform with...

OneFamily marks 50 years as a mutual championing financial wellbeing

OneFamily, the Brighton-based financial services mutual, will celebrate 50 years of customer ownership on...

SM Advice launches BSL-translated social media service to tackle financial exclusion among the deaf community

SM Advice, a specialist social media management firm for financial services professionals, has launched...

Advisers urged to fill growing protection gap as L&G exits fracture cover market

Brokers are being urged to revisit the everyday protection needs of clients after Legal...

LV= posts record £137m in protection claims as mental health support rises

LV= paid out a record £137 million in personal protection claims in 2024, up...

L&G strengthens protection offering with product enhancements

Legal & General has announced a series of product improvements across its protection range,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection...

Guardian upgrades Critical Illness cover

Guardian has unveiled a host of improvements to both its adult and children’s critical...

Brokers eye non-standard GI market for future growth

Specialist lines in the UK’s general insurance market are seeing a marked uptick in...

Howden staff take to the skies for Maggie’s Cancer Care

Employees from Howden’s Corporate & Commercial offices across the UK are preparing to defy...

Bankhall and PMS reveal new tech upgrades to boost adviser performance

Bankhall and PMS Mortgage Club, both part of Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG), have launched...

Rosemount Financial Solutions adds MetLife UK to protection panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added MetLife UK to its growing panel of protection...

Zurich becomes seventh insurer to join CIExpert’s Income Protection Insight Zones

Zurich has added its updated Income Protection plan to the CIExpert Insight Zones making...

OMS partners with Countrywide to enhance survey access for brokers

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a new partnership with Countrywide Home Surveys, a...

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Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

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TSB offers cashback for buyers of energy efficient homes

TSB has launched a new mortgage product range that rewards buyers of energy efficient...

LiveMore unveils £1,000 cashback mortgage for over-50s

LiveMore, the specialist lender for borrowers aged 50 to 90 plus, has launched a...

Gatehouse Bank offers new BTL fee options and green product incentives

Gatehouse Bank has broadened its buy-to-let range for UK residents with new fee options...

Market Financial Solutions removes loan cap and cuts rates across Bridge Fusion range

Market Financial Solutions has removed the maximum loan size on its Bridge Fusion products...