Critical Illness

LifeQuote launches premium and sum assured quotations

LifeQuote has launched a premium driven service to support the traditional sum assured approach,...

Few workers have a financial backup plan

Only 29% of British workers currently have a financial safety net in place if...

L&G unveils second opinion facility

Legal & General has launched its new Second Medical Opinion service. It provides customers with...

L&G broadens distribution with Intrinsic network

Legal & General has extended its partnership with the Intrinsic Financial Adviser Network, allowing...

Friends Life adds fracture cover to portal

Friends Life Individual Protection has launched its Fracture Cover addition for its life, critical...

Aegon UK improves multi-benefit offering

Aegon UK has made changes to its multi-benefit proposition for both personal protection and business...

Holloway Friendly launches critical illness IP policy

Holloway Friendly has unveiled what it claims to be a unique critical illness income protection...

L&G reveals stroke-related critical illness data

Legal & General paid out just over £9.75m in stroke related critical illness cover...

Royal London paid out 94% in critical illness claims

Royal London's UK Intermediary protection business has paid out £132 million to critical illness...

Paradigm announces lender and provider award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the first 2015 quarterly winners of its lender and provider awards. The...

New breast cancer only CI policy launched

Holloway Friendly has joined forces with financial services software company IfApps to launch a breast cancer...

Majority want a second opinion

New research from Bright Grey has found 63% of people would take a second...

Friends Life launches Global Treatment

Friends Life has announced the launch of Global Treatment, in association with Best Doctors....

Aegon paid 98% of life claims during 2014

£113m was paid out by Aegon UK in claims for life (including terminal illness),...

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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...

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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...