Income protection

Supporting extended families affecting squeezed middle

37% of women in the UK, aged between 25 and 44, have financially supported...

Scottish Widows to use electronic GP reports

Scottish Widows has introduced electronic General Practitioner (GP) reports into its protection policy underwriting...

Majority of women have no protection at all

For 28% women in the UK, the inability to support themselves or their families...

New IP deals from the Exeter

The Exeter has launched a new range of income protection products. Pure Protection Plus and...

Redundancy gap for millennials

Millennials could be hit with a bill of around £5,000 on being made redundant,...

Female breadwinners lacking income protection

The growing importance of the female workforce has been highlighted in new research from...

“Rocketing” stress levels for teachers

252,209 school days were lost due to teacher stress in the last academic year...

iPipeline integrates with the Key

An integration between iPipeline’s SolutionBuilder and Mortgage Brain’s CRM system, the Key, means advisers...

Long-term work absences a “prevalent issue”

Almost one in five employees surveyed had a long-term absence from work in the...

New chairman for Cirencester Friendly

John Quinn has been appointed as the new chairman of Cirencester Friendly. He succeeds Martin...

Paymentshield appoints Covéa Insurance

Paymentshield has appointed Covéa Insurance to provide the cover for two of its protection...

Cirencester Friendly offers IP rider benefits

Cirencester Friendly has introduced ‘My Extra Benefits’ – a package of additional benefits for customers...

Rare rise in individual income protection policies

Latest data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on policies in force has...

Renters at risk from ‘toxic cocktail’

Rising levels of renting and a post-referendum rise in unemployment could cause a 'toxic...
1...282930...34Page 29 of 34

COMMENT

Opinions & blogs

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...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Latest news

Education

Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...
Social media

Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...
Mortgages

Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...
First-time buyers

Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...

PROFILES