Critical Illness

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...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network partners with Best Insurance

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has embarked upon a partnership with Best Insurance,...

Multi benefit protection growth for HLPartnership

HL Partnership has reported a rise in the take up of multi benefit protection...

L&G encourages protection language rethink

Legal & General wants the insurance sector to reconsider the way it talks and...

Advisers worried about under-protection for the self-employed

MetLife research indicates that the rise of self-employment is helping drive sales of individual...

Payout high for MetLife’s MultiProtect policy

MetLife UK has reveals that during 2018 it paid a protection claim every hour,...

L&G and Police Mutual agree protection partnership deal

Legal & General and Police Mutual have agreed a three-year protection partnership. The arrangement will...

Protection is still undervalued

New Legal & General research has found the value of protection continues to be low. 52%...

Scottish Widows unveils new life and critical illness range

Scottish Widows has created a new life and critical illness product range designed to...

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Remortgage options grow for pound-for-pound landlord borrowers

With many thousands of landlords set to come off two and five-year fixed rates in 2025 it makes more sense than ever to reach...

What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

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 plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

How a JBSP mortgage can help boost affordability

With the average house price in the UK nearing £300,000, affordability remains a sticking point for many prospective homebuyers, particularly those trying to buy...

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Black & White Bridging creates new asset management team

Specialist short-term lender Black & White Bridging has strengthened its operations with two key...

Investec cuts fixed mortgage rates by up to 30bps for high-net-worth clients

Investec Bank has announced further reductions across its mortgage range, cutting fixed rates by...

Assetz Capital cuts development finance rates to 8.85% to support SME housebuilding

Assetz Capital has announced a further reduction to its development finance rates, with rates...

NatWest unveils family-backed mortgage to lift FTBs onto the property ladder

NatWest has launched a new Family-Backed Mortgage aimed at helping first-time buyers increase their...
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