Critical Illness

TMA Club adds HSBC Life to lender and protection panel

TMA Club has announced a new partnership with HSBC Life adding its range of...

HSBC Life (UK) opens up critical illness to diabetics

HSBC Life (UK) has announced that critical illness cover will be available to Type...

Royal London paid out £631m for protection claims in 2023

Mutual insurer, Royal London, paid out on average over £52m a month on protection...

Legal & General pays out record retail protection claims for 2022

Legal & General paid out an average of over £2.4m retail protection claims a...

Royal London appoints head of strategic partnerships

Royal London has appointed Ronnie Binnie as head of strategic partnerships. Binnie (pictured) joins...

Royal London updates diabetes underwriting

Royal London has introduced a number of changes to its diabetes underwriting philosophy. The...

Zurich joins CIExpert’s Insight Zone

CIExpert has announced that Zurich has become the latest insurer to join its Insight...

L&G updates protection offering

Legal & General Retail has updated its Protection proposition, improving its Critical Illness offering. The...

Guardian appointed as L&C preferred provider

Guardian has secured a place as one of L&C’s Preferred Critical Illness Providers. L&C's...

Advisers struggle with children’s CI option comparisons

CIExpert’s Adviser Watch has found that 31% of advisers struggle to understand the different...

Royal London bolsters mental health underwriting

Royal London has unveiled a series of changes to its mental health underwriting philosophy....

Just Mortgages sounds protection warning

Just Mortgages has warned there is a risk of a shortfall in protection cover...

Foresters Financial achieves 99.99% claim pay-out rate

Foresters Financial, the mutual financial services organisation, has achieved a UK claim pay-out rate...

Canada Life to close onshore individual protection

Canada Life has confirmed it is no longer accepting applications for onshore individual protection...

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Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

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TSB offers cashback for buyers of energy efficient homes

TSB has launched a new mortgage product range that rewards buyers of energy efficient...

LiveMore unveils £1,000 cashback mortgage for over-50s

LiveMore, the specialist lender for borrowers aged 50 to 90 plus, has launched a...

Gatehouse Bank offers new BTL fee options and green product incentives

Gatehouse Bank has broadened its buy-to-let range for UK residents with new fee options...

Market Financial Solutions removes loan cap and cuts rates across Bridge Fusion range

Market Financial Solutions has removed the maximum loan size on its Bridge Fusion products...