Income protection

When it comes to debt, income protection can make all the difference

This week marks Debt Awareness Week, an initiative run by debt charity StepChange to...

25-44 year olds considering income protection since Covid

8.3m (48%) of 25-44 year olds without income protection have become interested in taking...

Widespread lack of mortgage protection highlighted

26% of existing or aspiring homeowners have missed a mortgage payment because of accident or...

LV= reveals Covid-19 payouts

LV= has revealed that life insurance, critical illness and income protection claims caused by...

LV= paid out £6.5m in Covid claims last year

LV= paid record individual protection claims totalling nearly £118 million during 2020. The insurer...

MetLife unveils simplified income protection for mortgages

MetLife has introduced MortgageSafe, a new simplified income protection policy. The policy provides a...

LV= raises protection non-medical limits

LV= has made a number of changes to non-medical underwriting limits for Flexible Protection...

L&G unveils digital-first group protection proposition

Legal & General Insurance has partnered with Salary Finance to launch Protect; a mobile-first,...

Connect expands protection panel

Connect for Intermediaries has added Umbrella Protect to its protection panel. Umbrella Protect will provide...

Cirencester Friendly digitises adviser registration

Cirencester Friendly has adopted iPipeline's AlphaTrust e-sign and document process automation solution. The Friendly Society’s previous...

LV= extends Covid payment break options

LV= is extending its payment break option for customers unable to pay premiums because...

LV= reinstates short waiting period options for personal sick pay

LV= is re-introducing day 1 and 1 week waiting periods for its specialist income...

Sesame adds seven providers to protection panel

Sesame Network has expanded its protection panel, with 16 providers now available to its...

LV= pays out £6m in Covid claims

LV= has paid out over £6m in coronavirus-related income protection and death claims to...

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Reflecting the modern realities of retirement

There’s a quiet revolution happening in the world of mortgage lending, driven by the growing recognition that older borrowers no longer fit neatly into...

Energy efficiency is now a mainstream concern for landlords

The energy efficiency of rental property has moved from being a regulatory side note to a central concern in the buy-to-let market. What started as...

Property transactions are slower than ever – why?

While much of the financial services sector is becoming faster and more automated, the property industry appears to be falling behind. According to a story...

Beyond the payslip: the importance of rethinking borrower profiles

In our market, the term ‘non-standard borrower is often used to describe applicants whose financial profiles don’t conform to traditional expectations - freelancers, the...

Non dom changes create £401 million stamp duty black hole

It’s exactly nine years since 52% of the country voted to leave the EU. The decision was driven by a range of factors including...

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Landlords criticise unfair media portrayal of buy-to-let market

Landlords have accused the media of misrepresenting the buy-to-let sector, with new research from...

West One bolsters regional broker support with two key hires

West One Loans has strengthened its regional coverage with the appointment of two new...

Broker Conveyancing reaches one million instruction milestone

Broker Conveyancing, the conveyancing platform within Movera, has completed one million conveyancing instructions in...

AdviserSoftware.com launches index to reveal tech threats and opportunities

A new data-driven index published today by AdviserSoftware.com aims to shed fresh light on...