Income protection

Holloway Friendly increases new business commission

Holloway Friendly has announced a 14% rise in new business commission rates for advisers...

The Exeter paid 94% of claims last year

Protection specialist the Exeter has revealed that it paid 94% of income protection claims in...

L&G improves mental health offering

Legal & General has made changes to the support its Group Income Protection provides to...

Holloway Friendly joins forces with online portal

Holloway Friendly has partnered with Synaptic Software to provide its income protection policies through its online...

Cirencester Friendly appoints two new non-executive directors

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Janice Banks and Marian Evans as non-executive directors. Banks has over...

Cirencester Friendly publishes claims payout data

Cirencester Friendly has revealed that it paid 94% of claims in 2015.  During 2015 a...

Record claims payout for VitalityLife

VitalityLife paid a record amount in claims during 2015, with over £28m paid in claims on...

Raising a child dearer than buying a home

Raising a child from birth to the age of 21 now totals £231,843, making it...

Holloway Friendly increases IP claims paid

Holloway Friendly paid 96.9% of all income protection claims last year, a rise of...

Paradigm to hold further MCD events

Paradigm Mortgage Services has outlined details of a new round of mortgage and protection events...

Cirencester Friendly raises new business commission rates

Cirencester Friendly is to increase new business introductory commission rates for certain individual income...

New non-exec directors for Holloway Friendly

Income protection society Holloway Friendly has appointed two new non-executive directors (NEDs).   The appointments...

Pink Network to hold ‘kick off’ meetings

Pink Network is is to host a new series of roadshows across the UK in...

Paradigm reveals lender and provider award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the second yearly winners and runners-up from its Lender and Provider...

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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...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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Pressure on landlords takes shine off buy-to-let rate cuts

Buy-to-let mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest levels since September 2022 but record...

Concerns as UK household spending rises again

UK households increased their weekly spending to an average of £623.30 in the year...

Chetwood Bank puts Alan Cleary back in the driving seat

Chetwood Bank has announced it has appointed respected industry expert Alan Cleary as interim...

Mortgage industry rallies behind Christmas charity concert

Momentum is building fast behind this year’s Christmas charity concert in aid of EveryYouth...