Income protection

Royal London reveals 2017 protection claim statistics

Royal London has reported that it paid out over £517m in protection claims last...

The Exeter to provide IP for Type 2 Diabetes

The Exeter has changed its underwriting approach to offer income protection (IP) cover to...

L&G paid out 98% of all life claims in 2017

Legal & General paid out a total of £636m across its life, critical illness,...

Mothers lacking in financial protection

Scottish Widows has reported that 60% of women in the UK with dependent children...

Lack of safety net for four million renters

38% of private renters say that they would not be financially secure if their...

Cirencester Friendly paid 94.7% of claims last year

Cirencester Friendly paid 94.7% of claims submitted in 2017, totaling £4.4m in sick pay...

Cirencester Friendly hires new key account manager

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Paul Shepherd to the newly created role of key account...

Gig economy workers need more protection options

So-called 'gig' economy workers juggle as many as two or more ‘gig’ jobs at...

Lack of personal protection for millions of renters

5.8 million working private renters do not have a plan B in place to...

Young people most affected by mental health problems

A new Aviva report into adult wellbeing has found that young people in the UK...

LV= to hold income roulette webinars this week

LV= is hosting a number of free, informative webinars for advisers looking at the...

L&G offers rehabilitation support service

Legal & General has introduced a rehabilitation support service for customers of its Income...

Scottish Widows highlights value of financial protection

21% people in the UK say their household would not be financially secure for...

Cirencester Friendly unveils Income Assured Enhanced

Cirencester Friendly has re-launched its Income Assured Plus product. Now known as Income Assured...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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