Critical Illness

Couples keep their earnings to themselves

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

Cirencester Friendly unveils critical illness support for children

Income protection provider Cirencester Friendly is offering a new member benefit as part of its...

Addressing the first-time buyer protection gap

As an adviser, when you see a first-time buyer client, what are their main...

The Skipton unveils new life and critical illness deals

The Skipton Building Society has introduced new life and critical illness products. The new deals...

Defaqto revamps CIC Compare tool

Defaqto has updated its Critical Illness Comparison tool, CIC Compare to include decreasing term...

L&G improves and simplifies critical illness offering

Legal & General has updated its critical illness (CI) offering with improved cover and...

One-third of direct mortgage customers have no protection

34% of Legal & General Mortgage Club consumers who purchased their mortgage direct from...

18m in UK have “illness denial”

AIG Life has stated that 18.3 million people are living with what it has termed...

Sainsbury’s research highlights renters’ life cover gap

Only 26% of renters have life insurance or critical illness cover, in comparison to...

L&G adds protection product for private rented sector

Legal & General has completed the pilot phase of its new Rental Protection Plan...

“Strong year” for Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly has reported an annual increase in premium income, membership and funds under...

People expect to be fit for work for longer

UK workers expect to be physically capable of doing their jobs until past their...

Legal & General paid £332.7m in life claims in 2018

Legal & General has published data showing how much it paid out on individual...

Paradigm reveals 2019 lender and provider award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services and Paradigm Protect, the mortgage services and protection propositions, have announced...

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U.S. Market: lower rates are needed to help unlock the market

When Donald Trump was reelected and took office at the start of this year, we knew it was going to be interesting! The property market...

A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

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The Bath launches green self-build mortgage with BuildLoan

Bath Building Society has introduced its first green self-build mortgage range, aimed at supporting...

UTB bolsters northern bridging presence with new hires

United Trust Bank has announced the appointment of two bridging underwriters, who will be...

Gen H cuts mortgage rates by up to 50bps

Specialist lender Gen H has announced mortgage rate reductions of up to 50 basis...

Knowledge Bank hires criteria and partnerships manager

Knowledge Bank has announced the appointment of Julie Bourne as criteria and partnerships manager,...