Income 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...

Need for protection policies that cover fractures

Adults don't believe individual protection policies cover everyday risks such as broken bones, according...

L&G improves income protection for musculoskeletal conditions

Legal & General has partnered with occupational physiotherapy provider Physio Med,to provide support for...

“Strong year” for Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly has reported an annual increase in premium income, membership and funds under...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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