Group protection

L&G reveals 2016 protection payout figures

Legal & General paid 2,949 group protection claims worth a total of £264m in...

Strong employee demand for group IP

Legal & General has found that employers overestimate the cost of Group Income Protection...

L&G teams up with Doctor Care Anywhere

Legal & General has partnered with digital healthcare service, Doctor Care Anywhere. Legal & General...

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...

MetLife expands bereavement and probate service

MetLife has revealed that it is expanding its bereavement and probate service as it...

iPipeline integrates with the Key

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

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network unveils PMI division

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network is launching a dedicated PMI division including access...

Paradigm Protect expands Elite Choice Protection panel

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition linked to Paradigm Mortgage Services and Paradigm...

Paradigm launches group risk panel

Paradigm Protect has launched a Group Risk panel for the benefit of its member...

L&G improves mental health offering

Legal & General has made changes to the support its Group Income Protection provides to...

Paradigm to hold further MCD events

Paradigm Mortgage Services has outlined details of a new round of mortgage and protection events...

Pink Network to hold ‘kick off’ meetings

Pink Network is is to host a new series of roadshows across the UK in...

Paradigm reveals lender and provider award winners

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

The Exeter acquires Engage Mutual Health

Protection insurer The Exeter has completed its acquisition of the cash plan provider Engage...

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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...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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First-time buyers put at the heart of Treasury mortgage talks

The government will urge lenders to put first-time buyers at the top of their...

Target urges lenders to treat mortgage servicing as a strategic asset

Target Group has called on mortgage lenders to rethink their approach to servicing, arguing...

Heron Financial launches AI training cohort and ethics committee

Heron Financial has launched an artificial intelligence training programme for staff alongside the creation...

Lenders still holding back SME acquisitions, survey finds

Commercial brokers continue to face limited options from lenders when it comes to funding...