Protection

Revolution Touchpoint growth for Stonebridge

Stonebridge Group has reported an increase in financial promotion activity from users of its...

First Complete membership reaches 1,000

The number of appointed representatives in First Complete network has now passed the 1,000...

VitalityLife launches special offer discount

VitalityLife has launched a 5% discount for new Optimiser policies. The discount applies to new Life Cover...

Aegon UK improves multi-benefit offering

Aegon UK has made changes to its multi-benefit proposition for both personal protection and business...

High Court rules in favour of Cirencester Friendly

The High Court in London this week agreed to set aside two Financial Ombudsman...

L&G increases group protection payout total

Over 2014 Legal & General paid 97% of all claims on its group protection...

Holloway Friendly launches critical illness IP policy

Holloway Friendly has unveiled what it claims to be a unique critical illness income protection...

Vitality partners with the Cherries

Vitality is to become the Official Health and Wellness Partner of AFC Bournemouth following...

L&G reveals stroke-related critical illness data

Legal & General paid out just over £9.75m in stroke related critical illness cover...

Royal London paid out 94% in critical illness claims

Royal London's UK Intermediary protection business has paid out £132 million to critical illness...

Strong growth for Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly paid out 94% of claims in 2014, with sick pay benefit totalling...

Stonebridge reports protection activity growth

Stonebridge Group has announced continued growth in protection activity and commission levels over the...

First Complete launches PMI panel

First Complete has launched a panel of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) providers, an addition...

Paradigm partners with ActiveQuote

Paradigm Protect, the protection proposition for advisory firms, has begun a new introducer relationship...
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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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