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Scottish Widows’ protection cover now on LifeQuote

Scottish Widows has launched its flexible life insurance products, Scottish Widows Protect, on LifeQuote. Through...

Renters lack protection provision

Research from Scottish Widows indicates that while 30% of private renters admitting that they’d not...

VitalityLife unveils Vitality Nurse and Wellness Optimiser

VitalityLife has announced two new developments for the protection market: Vitality Nurse and Wellness...

Paradigm awards lenders and providers

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the third-yearly winners and runners-up from its Lender and Provider...

Mixed response to bereavement support changes

The government has announced changes to bereavement support payments. The Department for Work & Pensions...

Scottish Widows backs paperless guidelines

Scottish Widows has welcomed the ABI’s guidelines on electronic paperless requests for medical information...

Scottish Widows to use electronic GP reports

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

Life providers increasingly requiring email addresses

LifeQuote says it will support advisers whose clients do not have an email address,...

Majority of women have no protection at all

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

Myriad reasons for taking out over-50s life cover

People buy over-50s life cover on attitude, as much as age, according to a new...

Scottish Widows announces fund refresh

Scottish Widows has made a number of changes to its fund range as part of its ‘Driving...

SunLife acquisition completed

Specialist over-50s insurer SunLife has completed its sale from AXA to become part of...

Zurich reveals GI and life claims data

Zurich has revealed that over £1 billion was paid out in claims during the...

Advisers expect worsening protection gap

72% of IFAs believe there is a growing threat of people not having enough...

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The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that advisers want to look richer than their clients, while accountants...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her mum what a mortgage was, she didn’t realise she was...

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Mortgage industry rallies behind Christmas charity concert

Momentum is building fast behind this year’s Christmas charity concert in aid of EveryYouth...

First-time buyers put at the heart of Treasury mortgage talks

The government will urge lenders to put first-time buyers at the top of their...

Target urges lenders to treat mortgage servicing as a strategic asset

Target Group has called on mortgage lenders to rethink their approach to servicing, arguing...

Heron Financial launches AI training cohort and ethics committee

Heron Financial has launched an artificial intelligence training programme for staff alongside the creation...