Critical Illness

PDG welcomes FCA market study on pure protection products

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has responded positively to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)...

FCA to investigate effectiveness of pure protection market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is undertaking a market study to look into how...

Protection Guru: Consumer Duty can benefit both clients and advisers

New data from Protection Guru suggests that advisers who prioritise best value protection products...

LV= joins CIExpert’s Insight Zones

LV= has joined CIExpert’s Life & Critical Illness Cover (CIC) and Income Protection (IP)...

New advisory firm launches to offer bespoke protection solutions

Protection specialist Wes McCranor has launched a new protection advisory firm, Sphere Assured. Sphere Assured...

Majority of UK parents fear critical illness diagnosis for children

More than two-thirds of UK parents are concerned about the prospect of their child...

Iress in two-way live integration with CIExpert

Iress has partnered with CIExpert to launch a two-way, real-time integration. The exclusive functionality is...

iPipeline replatforms Beagle Street’s D2C protection proposition

IPipeline has completed the replatforming and launch of Beagle Street’s direct-to-consumer protection proposition onto...

Zurich supports the Exchange’s new ex-smoker questions

Zurich is the third provider to support Iress' new ex-smoker questions on The Exchange...

British Friendly appoints new head of marketing

British Friendly has announced the appointment of Pouja Barot as its new head of...

SBG launches two new protection propositions

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has expanded its protection offering for advisers to provide a...

Royal London aims to be more inclusive towards cancer survivors

Royal London has introduced a new approach to cancer underwriting, broadening the access to...

HSBC Life UK joins PRIMIS panel

HSBC Life UK has joined the PRIMIS network’s protection provider panel. The appointment means PRIMIS...

Guardian ups critical illness additional payout limits

Guardian has increased the amount it will pay when a policyholder is diagnosed with...
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Opinions & blogs

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...
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Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...
Mortgages

Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...
First-time buyers

Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...

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