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MetLife unveils simplified income protection for mortgages

MetLife has introduced MortgageSafe, a new simplified income protection policy. The policy provides a...

TRM appoints general insurance head

Amy Wilson has been appointed as head of general insurance at The Right Mortgage...

Covéa Insurance joins Uinsure panel

Covéa Insurance has become the latest provider to join Uinsure’s Adviser Platform. There are now...

AIG Life appoints commercial director

AIG Life has announced the appointment of Neil Davies as commercial director. Davies has over...

Ceta joins TRM’s GI panel

Ceta insurance has joined the general insurance panel supporting brokers within the Right Mortgage...

LV= raises protection non-medical limits

LV= has made a number of changes to non-medical underwriting limits for Flexible Protection...

L&G appoints medical officer

Legal & General Insurance has announced the appointment of Dr Tarun Gupta to the...

Source Insurance appoints associate sales director

Lee Denton has been promoted by Source Insurance to the position of associate sales...

iPipeline offers pre-application indicative decisions

IPipeline has launched a new online self-serve tool that will allow advisers to get...

LV= acquired by private equity firm

Liverpool Victoria Financial Services Limited (LV=) has agreed to be acquired by Bain Capital,...

Source Insurance sponsored swimmer achieves world first

Ice swimmer Cath Pendleton, who is sponsored by Source Insurance, has added another first...

Owl Financial supports advisers seeking CertPro qualification

Owl Financial, Openwork’s specialist protection advice business, is helping its advisers to be among...

WorkLife and Unum in protection partnership

Employee benefits portal, WorkLife, has joined forces with group insurance provider Unum to add a...

Ceta Insurance unveils broker reward programme

Specialist non-standard GI broker, Ceta insurance, has launched a new loyalty and reward programme...

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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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