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Scottish Widows unveils new life and critical illness range

Scottish Widows has created a new life and critical illness product range designed to...

MetLife in protection partnership with iPipeline

MetLife has announced a strategic partnership with iPipeline to grow the distribution of its...

VitalityInvest appoints deputy CEO

Justin Taurog, VitalityLife’s managing director of sales and distribution, has been appointed as deputy...

L&G appoints partnerships managing director

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Ali Crossley, as the new managing...

Millions borrowing to pay for their insurance

New research from Premium Credit has found that more than two million people are...

The Exeter highlights scale of under-insurance for those with health conditions

Protection insurer The Exeter has published An Unhealthy Situation – a report into the...

Scottish Widows Protect joins PRIMUS protection panel

PRIMIS has added Scottish Widows to its protection panel. The move provides members of...

Connect for Intermediaries launches equity release and life panels

Connect for Intermediaries has unveiled a new equity release lending panel and a whole...

FCA closes life insurance investigation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that its remaining investigations into firms following...

Protection challenger pilots with four UK distributors

New protection provider Guardian is piloting its life and critical illness proposition with four...

Canada Life adopts iPipeline’s Digital Platform

IPipeline has revealed that that Canada Life has selected its Digital Platform to distribute...

Average death in service benefit leaves mortgage shortfall

Britons receiving a death in service benefit from a loved one’s employer would receive...

FCA: no enforcement action against Scottish Widows

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced investigations into six firms as a result of...

Royal London reveals 2017 protection claim statistics

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

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Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

It’s not just about work/life balance

Firstly, it was good to get feedback on last month’s blog on technology from several people, and to see a spin-off follow-up blog from...

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Square 1 Media announces May Mortgage Market Debate

Square 1 Media is to hold its next Mortgage Market Debate on Wednesday, 21 May,...

Coventry BS maintains status as one of the best workplaces

Coventry Building Society has been named one of Great Place to Work's UK’s Best...

Atom bank breaks Near Prime record

Atom bank has reported another record-breaking month for Near Prime activity. Over the course of...

Berkeley Alexander appoints new BDM

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has announced the appointment of Grant Robinson as a...