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Critical Illness
Half a home’s value at risk from average care home stay
The typical person entering residential care will face total bills of between £50,000 and...
20 March 2017
Women must look after their own protection needs
48% of working women in the UK don’t have any form of protection policy...
13 March 2017
Scottish Widows’ protection cover now on LifeQuote
Scottish Widows has launched its flexible life insurance products, Scottish Widows Protect, on LifeQuote. Through...
9 March 2017
Scottish Widows adapts critical illness policy wording
Scottish Widows has updated the critical illness definitions for Scottish Widows Protect, its intermediary...
20 February 2017
Renters lack protection provision
Research from Scottish Widows indicates that while 30% of private renters admitting that they’d not...
6 February 2017
Paradigm awards lenders and providers
Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the third-yearly winners and runners-up from its Lender and Provider...
23 January 2017
Supporting extended families affecting squeezed middle
37% of women in the UK, aged between 25 and 44, have financially supported...
10 January 2017
Scottish Widows to use electronic GP reports
Scottish Widows has introduced electronic General Practitioner (GP) reports into its protection policy underwriting...
1 December 2016
Majority of women have no protection at all
For 28% women in the UK, the inability to support themselves or their families...
29 November 2016
Advisers expect worsening protection gap
72% of IFAs believe there is a growing threat of people not having enough...
24 October 2016
Protection importance highlighted in Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK every year, equivalent to one...
12 October 2016
“Rocketing” stress levels for teachers
252,209 school days were lost due to teacher stress in the last academic year...
10 October 2016
UK’s “lack of financial protection” highlighted
Scottish Widows is emphasising the need for financial protection in the event that the...
3 October 2016
iPipeline integrates with the Key
An integration between iPipeline’s SolutionBuilder and Mortgage Brain’s CRM system, the Key, means advisers...
26 September 2016
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This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...
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Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream
It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company buy-to-let felt like a specialist niche, the preserve of portfolio...
21 October 2025
TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite
The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when it takes a snapshot of the economy to inform its...
20 October 2025
How social media has transformed financial services
As SM Advice celebrates its first year it’s hard to ignore just how much social media has changed for financial services - and for...
20 October 2025
Work provides purpose, something well worth protecting
When you meet someone for the first time, what questions do you ask? After enquiring about their name and where they live, the next...
20 October 2025
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London Credit has completed a £240,500 bridging loan to facilitate the purchase of a...
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