Income protection

Royal London appoints group COO

Royal London has announced the appointment of Peter Josse as its new group chief...

Cirencester Friendly appoints new director of customer experience

Cirencester Friendly has created a new position of director of customer experience. Michelle West-Wiggins, the...

Hodge improves 50+, RIO and holiday let criteria

Hodge has made major changes to its 50+, Retirement Interest Only (RIO) and Holiday...

Scottish Widows joins CIExpert’s insight zones

CIExpert has announced that Scottish Widows has become the ninth insurer to join its...

Sesame Bankhall Group partners with Holloway Friendly

Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG), have announced...

Broker advice “still vital” for protection consumers

New research by the Exeter has found that a clear majority of UK workers...

Cirencester Friendly maintains high levels of customer service

Cirencester Friendly has announced another strong set of results from this year’s Institute of...

Almost half of UK workers overestimate the cost of income protection

44% of UK workers overestimate the monthly cost of income protection, life cover, and...

Q&A: Jamie Page, The Exeter

BestAdvice fires the questions at Jamie Page, head of protection distribution at The Exeter. BestAdvice...

One-third of Gen Z employees have experienced mental health issues

'Gen Z' employees - those aged between 16-26 - report having experienced more mental...

GRiD updates Statement of Best Practice for Supplier Agreements

GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, has revised, improved, and relaunched...

Paradigm Protect partners with UnderwriteMe

Paradigm Protect has agreed a new partnership with technology provider, UnderwriteMe. Members of Paradigm...

The Exeter appoints commercial director

UK protection and health insurer The Exeter has announced the appointment of Michael Payne...

Guardian joins Quilter protection panel

Guardian has announced that it has joined the Quilter Select protection panel. This further expands...

COMMENT

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

Latest news

More than 255,000 homeowners to leave five-year fixes by the end of June

More than 255,000 UK households are due to come off five-year fixed mortgage deals...

The Leeds strengthens intermediary team with senior account manager hire

Leeds Building Society has hired Michelle Ward as corporate account manager, adding more than...

Rising rental yields give landlords a stronger start to 2026, but March volatility clouds outlook

Fleet Mortgages’ latest Rental Barometer shows average yields reached 8.1% in Q1 2026, up...

Mortgage availability rises as lenders cut pricing

Mortgage availability increased in the first quarter of 2026 as lenders loosened supply and...

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