Protection

Financial pressure drives injured workers back to work early

Almost four in five Britons would return to work before receiving medical clearance after...

Sesame Bankhall steps up OneView development through JammJar partnership

Sesame Bankhall Group has formed a technology partnership with JammJar to accelerate the development...

Sesame lending volumes rise 32% as adviser numbers reach 760

Sesame Network reported a 32% year-on-year increase in lending volumes during the first half...

iPipeline completes Origo acquisition after regulatory approval

iPipeline has completed its acquisition of Origo after securing regulatory approvals, including clearance from...

Zurich joins UnderwriteMe protection platform in limited rollout

Zurich has made its Personal Protection and Income Protection products available through UnderwriteMe's Protection...

Guardian cuts average protection underwriting time to less than one day

Guardian reduced its average underwriting time to less than one day during the first...

Affordability shocks and expiring deals: why the 2026 mortgage peak demands a holistic protection review

I speak to mortgage advisers and brokers every day, and one topic keeps coming...

Why the FCA’s Protection Report is a wake-up call and a massive opportunity for advisers

According to Mortgage Advice Bureau, approximately 90% of all mortgages are secured through an...

JammJar adds iPipeline protection sourcing to mortgage platform

JammJar has integrated iPipeline's protection sourcing technology into its artificial intelligence-powered operating system for...

James Miller & Associates renews Stonebridge partnership

The Cornwall-based mortgage and protection firm James Miller & Associates has extended its partnership...

The Mortgage Brain targets £12m turnover after 21% rise

The Mortgage Brain has reported turnover of just over £8 million for the financial...

Emergency savings searches surge as households face income pressures

Online searches for "emergency savings" rose by 950% year on year as households considered...

Eleos partners with Homebox to target underserved renters

Eleos has partnered with household bills platform Homebox to offer life insurance and income...

Right Mortgage reports 23% rise in lending as adviser numbers grow

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network increased mortgage lending and completions during the second...
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COMMENT

Comment

We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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