Income protection

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...

L&G revamps income protection offering

Legal & General has made a number of updates to its income protection (IP)...

Legal & General paid £332.7m in life claims in 2018

Legal & General has published data showing how much it paid out on individual...
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COMMENT

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How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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