Income protection

Webline adds My Earnings Insurance

My Earnings Insurance, Cirencester Friendly’s income protection contract, has been added to protection and...

The Exeter improves IP offering

The Exeter (formally known as Exeter Family Friendly) has made additions to its Pure...

New protection ratings launched by Defaqto

Defaqto has launched its 2015 Protection Service Ratings to provide an unbiased assessment of...

New hire at Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Harry Ireland as senior customer care assistant. He joins the society...

ABI reveals extent of insurance payouts

UK insurers paid out the equivalent of £77m in insurance claims every day, according...

Two-thirds exposed to unplanned financial shocks

32% of adults in the UK have experienced a serious financial shock in the past...

ABI seeks to reassure over personal data

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published a new consumer guide on ‘How...

ABI: 97.7% of all types of protection policy claims are paid

In 2014, £3.44bn was paid out by protection insurers to nearly 128,500 customers or...

Income protection provider appoints new account manager

Cirencester Friendly has announced that Jessica Arthurs has been appointed as an account manager. Previously senior...

Few workers have a financial backup plan

Only 29% of British workers currently have a financial safety net in place if...

Cirencester Friendly makes key appointment

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Andrew Horsley as its new company secretary and head of...

L&G broadens distribution with Intrinsic network

Legal & General has extended its partnership with the Intrinsic Financial Adviser Network, allowing...

Cirencester Friendly product now on First Complete panel

My Earnings Insurance, the pure income protection product provided by Cirencester Friendly Society, has...

Friends Life adds fracture cover to portal

Friends Life Individual Protection has launched its Fracture Cover addition for its life, critical...

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Goodbye Piccadilly; farewell Leicester Square!

It is indeed a long way to Tipperary, even longer if you take one of those dodgy rickshaws that proliferate the London’s West End....

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream

It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company buy-to-let felt like a specialist niche, the preserve of portfolio...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when it takes a snapshot of the economy to inform its...

How social media has transformed financial services

As SM Advice celebrates its first year it’s hard to ignore just how much social media has changed for financial services - and for...

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Brokers back innovation and urge Chancellor to cut stamp duty

Mortgage brokers have thrown their weight behind industry efforts to modernise the homebuying process...

Brokers warn of landlord exodus amid property tax reforms and Renters’ Rights Act

Mortgage brokers have issued a stark warning that the government’s latest interventions in the...

Keystone lowers rates by up to 20 basis points

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates by up to 20 basis points across almost...

L&G extends flexibility on increasing cover to existing policyholders

Legal & General has announced that customers with existing increasing cover protection policies will...