Life cover

Paradigm Protect partners with UnderwriteMe

Paradigm Protect has agreed a new partnership with technology provider, UnderwriteMe. Members of Paradigm...

The Right DA Club adds HSBC Life to panel

The Right DA Club has announced the addition of HSBC Life (UK) to its...

Financial costs of childhood cancer calculated

New research sponsored by Guardian and conducted by cancer charity, Young Lives vs Cancer,...

Royal London paid out £631m for protection claims in 2023

Mutual insurer, Royal London, paid out on average over £52m a month on protection...

Legal & General pays out record retail protection claims for 2022

Legal & General paid out an average of over £2.4m retail protection claims a...

Iress and Reassured agree partnership

Iress has announced that life insurance broker, Reassured, has selected The Exchange platform to...

Scottish Friendly posts record sales

Scottish Friendly has reported record sales of £47.7m for 2022. Total sales increased from £46.9m...

Royal London appoints head of strategic partnerships

Royal London has appointed Ronnie Binnie as head of strategic partnerships. Binnie (pictured) joins...

Inflation threatening over-50s’ life insurance policies

Rising inflation is putting pressure on over-50s life insurance customers to carry on paying...

Scottish Friendly partners with the Unisure Group

Scottish Friendly and the Unisure Group have announced a new partnership agreement. The agreement confirms...

Royal London extends online trusts to personal menu plans

Mutual insurer Royal London has made further improvements to its digital services by extending...

Zurich joins CIExpert’s Insight Zone

CIExpert has announced that Zurich has become the latest insurer to join its Insight...

National Friendly joins Paradigm Protect panel

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition, has added friendly society, National Friendly, to...

Vulnerability data could help resolve life cover challenges

A recent report by Swiss Re - Life Cover Payouts – under the microscope...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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