Income protection

Cirencester Friendly saw continued growth in 2021

Cirencester Friendly recorded continued growth during 2021 with premium income, membership and funds under...

National Friendly appoints executive head of marketing

Georgia d’Esterre has been appointed to the newly created role of executive head of...

L&G pays out record in protection claims

Legal & General has revealed that it paid out a record 46 personal protection...

Cirencester Friendly to replace existing protection platform

IPipeline has announced a long-term partnership with Cirencester Friendly, where iPipeline’s SSG Digital platform will...

2021 a record year for LV= individual protection payments

LV= paid record individual protection claims totalling over £119 million during 2021. The insurer supported...

Cirencester Friendly appoints new CEO

Income protection specialist Cirencester Friendly has announced the appointment of Andy Morris as CEO,...

Royal London improves income protection non-medical limits

Royal London has made a number of enhancements to its non-medical limits for income...

Cirencester Friendly saw 14% of 2021 claims for Covid-19

Cirencester Friendly has paid more than £8 million in benefit in 2021, paying 93.6%...

LV= has paid out over £19m in Covid related claims so far

LV= has reported that show life insurance, critical illness and income protection claims caused...

Iress integrates O&M Profiler into The Exchange

Iress has further integrated O&M Profiler into its The Exchange platform. The firm says its...

Iress to drive National Friendly expansion strategy

National Friendly has gone live with Iress' Exchange portal service to drive growth in...

Cirencester Friendly appoints director of risk & compliance

Cirencester Friendly has made an addition to its senior management team with the appointment...

Minority report mental health condition to insurer

The pandemic has seen 47% of UK adults experience mental health challenges as people faced financial hardship,...

Cirencester Friendly to join IPTF 

Cirencester Friendly will be joining Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) in 2022. The Friendly Society...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

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...

Latest news

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

Scotland attracts rising interest from GCC property buyers

Scotland is becoming an increasingly popular destination for Gulf buyers looking at UK property,...

Vida broadens mortgage range with new higher LTV tier and lower rates

Vida has expanded its mortgage range with rate cuts of up to 0.72%, alongside...

PROFILES