Income protection

Cirencester Friendly paid 95.7% of claims last year

Individual income protection provider Cirencester Friendly paid 95.7% of claims in 2019, an increase...

The Exeter appoints CIO

The Exeter has appointed Paul Smith as its new chief information officer (CIO). Smith...

TMA Club adds Holloway Friendly to protection panel

TMA has announced the addition of income protection specialist, Holloway Friendly, to its protection...

LV= joins Mortgage Advice Bureau protection panel

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has added LV=’s Personal Sick Pay and Income Protection plans...

LV= unveils income protection for renters

LV= has revised its income protection plan to support people living in rented accommodation. Income...

Older homebuyers most at risk from lack of protection advice

Canada Life research has found that 13% of homebuyers who purchased their mortgage via...

Many self-employed unable to survive without work

A survey from LV= of the financial health of self-employed, part-time and contract workers...

Couples keep their earnings to themselves

New research from AIG Life Limited shows that couples transfer an average of just...

The Exeter joins PDG Claims Charter

Health and protection insurer, the Exeter, has joined the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) Claims...

Addressing the first-time buyer protection gap

As an adviser, when you see a first-time buyer client, what are their main...

Royal London improves income protection for NHS professionals

Royal London has made changes to its income protection proposition for NHS medical professionals. Three...

One-third of direct mortgage customers have no protection

34% of Legal & General Mortgage Club consumers who purchased their mortgage direct from...

People not financially coping with ‘life events’

New research from StepChange Debt Charity has revealed that people who had experienced a...

Holloway Friendly offers income protection resource website for advisers

Holloway Friendly have launched a new website aimed purely at advisers who sell, or...

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You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

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...

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Industry titans weigh in behind charity concert

Two of the mortgage industry’s biggest names have thrown their weight behind Take Me...

Project 28 launches in a bid to slash time it takes to sell homes

A coalition of 23 of the UK’s leading property organisations has unveiled a sweeping...

Rotherham mortgage boss crowned Lord of the Manor

Scott Thorpe, founder and chief executive of TMG Mortgage Network, has been formally recognised...

Midlands and northern England dominate buy-to-let purchases as landlords seek value

Buy-to-let lending in the Midlands and the north of England accounted for nearly half...