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Who doesn’t have a protection need?

For some, protection can seem like the great unmentionable with clients. For every advisory...

Ceta Insurance improves rate competitiveness

Ceta insurance has announced a number of rate changes to improve competitiveness across a...

Covid’s effects on physical and mental health revealed

Research from protection provider LV= has found that lockdown has benefitted the general population’s...

iPipeline introduces new protection solution

iPipeline has launched a new integrated solution that will allow advisers to view each...

Parents with young children will have greatest need for protection

New independent research for HSBC Life UK shows that financial advisers believe increased demand...

Personal guarantee insurance provider expands BD team

Purbeck Insurance Services, the provider of personal guarantee insurance for the owners and directors of...

Ceta expands non-standard panel

Non-standard household GI provider Ceta Insurance has added Midas to its platform. The new product...

Simply Business partners with DAS Legal Expenses

Simply Business, a provider of SME and landlord insurance, has appointed DAS Legal Expenses...

Advisers ‘lose’ £48m in missed sales

Mortgage advisers "missed out" on £47.8 million of untapped earnings from failing to provide...

Royal London expands Helping Hand service

Royal London is providing customers with free access to mental and physical wellbeing apps. The...

Openwork sees adviser numbers rise in lockdown

Openwork's adviser numbers at have increased to 4,000 in June. Around 100 advisers have joined...

The Exeter reports rise in GP surgeries using electronic reports

The Exeter has revealed a significant increase in the number of GP reports being...

Paradigm sees growth over last year

Paradigm Mortgage Services has reported growth in membership numbers, revenue and gross lending completions over...

Royal London: cancer most common cause of CI claim

Royal London paid 99.7% of claims in 2019, totalling more than £575m and helping...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Rosemount adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel, giving advisers access to...

Flipping slump reshapes broker opportunities

Falling profitability in the property flipping market is reshaping opportunities for mortgage brokers as...

Instamo to unveil FastAdmin at broker padel event

Instamo is set to showcase its latest mortgage administration solution, FastAdmin, at a broker-focused...

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...

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