Protection

Stonebridge Group secures investment from Shepherd Direct

Stonebridge Group has announced that Shepherd Direct, the national property services group, has acquired...

L&G broadens distribution with Intrinsic network

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

Massive misconception over life cover costs

Research by insurance provider SunLife has found that people on average overestimate the cost...

Front Events to hold networking race day

Front Events, the events company responsible for the Financial Services Expo (FSE), has announced...

Advisers forecast protection sales boost

72% of mortgage protection advisers believe there will be an increase in protection sales...

LLoyds fined £117m over PPI complaints handling

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its largest ever retail fine to Lloyds...

Cirencester Friendly product now on First Complete panel

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

Life cover shortfall for paying off average mortgage balance

New research by SunLife suggests the 'protection gap' is caused by under-insurance as much...

Friends Life adds fracture cover to portal

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

New IP policy suite from LifeQuote

LifeQuote has launched a suite of short term income protection (IP) policies to support...

Royal London reveals income protection figures

Royal London has reported that there were 73 new claims paid in 2014, and...

Cirencester Friendly appoints two new non-execs

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Mark Sedgley and Ian Maude as non-executive directors. Sedgley (pictured) has...

Strong results from PG Mutual

Income protection insurance firm PG Mutual has announced another year of record results for...

PPI update from the regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued an update on PPI. In January, the FCA...
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COMMENT

Comment

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Mortgage broker revenue rises as adviser numbers fall

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Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

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