Income protection

Berkeley Alexander launches new flexible ASU policy

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander, in partnership with speciality reinsurer Canopius, has announced the...

British Friendly appoints new head of marketing

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

National Friendly launches non-underwritten cover for ‘unforeseen’ eventualities

National Friendly has launched a new product, Friendly Shield, designed to support stretched household...

2023 a record year for AIG Life protection payouts

AIG Life paid out a record £394m in protection insurance claims in 2024. The firm helped...

Advisers see 2024 as good year for protection growth

iPipeline has reported that 47% of the advisers in the UK who responded to...

Royal London strengthens income protection proposition

Royal London has made a series of updates to strengthen and expand the flexibility...

Zurich unveils Accelerate service for protection customers

Zurich has teamed up with Further to provide a investigation and treatment service for...

Cirencester Friendly joins the Right DA Club’s panel

The Right DA Club has announced the addition of mutual provider, Cirencester Friendly, to...

The Exeter paid out £11m in 2023 income protection claims

The Exeter has published its annual claims data across its income protection, health insurance,...

Cirencester Friendly appoints new proposition manager

Cirencester Friendly has created the brand new role of proposition manager as it embarks...

Mutual income protection providers “rapidly” growing new business

Members of the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) that provide income protection products now...

Mortgage Advice Bureau adds Guardian to protection panel

Mortgage Advice Bureau has welcomed Guardian onto its protection panel. As a new addition to...

Stonebridge in new ASU partnership with Wessex Group

Stonebridge has launched a new Accident, Sickness, and Unemployment (ASU) partnership with independent insurance...

6% rise in LV= individual protection payouts

Mutual insurer LV= paid individual protection claims totalling £135m during 2023, up 6% since...

COMMENT

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

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...

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Bank of Ireland expands JBSP mortgage criteria

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has widened its Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage...

Try Financial links with The Insurance Surgery to support complex protection cases

Try Financial has formed a partnership with specialist protection adviser The Insurance Surgery to...

VouchedFor unveils enhanced membership as advisers adapt to AI-led search

VouchedFor has launched Verified+, a new membership tier aimed at helping financial advisers improve...

TMG boss promises Bank Holiday Monday if England reach World Cup final

TMG mortgage network founder and CEO Scott Thorpe has pledged to give every member...

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