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...

Women must look after their own protection needs

48% of working women in the UK don’t have any form of protection policy...

Scottish Widows’ protection cover now on LifeQuote

Scottish Widows has launched its flexible life insurance products, Scottish Widows Protect, on LifeQuote. Through...

Scottish Widows adapts critical illness policy wording

Scottish Widows has updated the critical illness definitions for Scottish Widows Protect, its intermediary...

Renters lack protection provision

Research from Scottish Widows indicates that while 30% of private renters admitting that they’d not...

Paradigm awards lenders and providers

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the third-yearly winners and runners-up from its Lender and Provider...

Supporting extended families affecting squeezed middle

37% of women in the UK, aged between 25 and 44, have financially supported...

Scottish Widows to use electronic GP reports

Scottish Widows has introduced electronic General Practitioner (GP) reports into its protection policy underwriting...

Majority of women have no protection at all

For 28% women in the UK, the inability to support themselves or their families...

Advisers expect worsening protection gap

72% of IFAs believe there is a growing threat of people not having enough...

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...

“Rocketing” stress levels for teachers

252,209 school days were lost due to teacher stress in the last academic year...

UK’s “lack of financial protection” highlighted

Scottish Widows is emphasising the need for financial protection in the event that the...

iPipeline integrates with the Key

An integration between iPipeline’s SolutionBuilder and Mortgage Brain’s CRM system, the Key, means advisers...

Latest POLL

COMMENT

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Latest news

Shawbrook expands buy-to-let range with new specialist products

Shawbrook Bank has launched a refreshed buy-to-let range designed to give brokers and landlords...

Acre integrates LV= home insurance to streamline adviser process

Acre has integrated LV= General Insurance into its mortgage platform, giving advisers instant access...

Hinckley & Rugby adds new fixed and discounted mortgage options

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has refreshed its core residential and joint borrower sole...

London Credit delivers £240k bridge to meet urgent commercial purchase deadline

London Credit has completed a £240,500 bridging loan to facilitate the purchase of a...