Protection

First Complete introduces protection workshops

First Complete has begun a series of income protection workshops around the UK. This...

L&G pilots free legal support scheme

Legal & General has launched a pilot scheme which provides two hours of free...

PPI claim ad banned

Charterhouse Claims has had one of its adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Authority...

Aviva publishes male-specific cancer research

Aviva has released previously unpublished details of its critical illness (CI) and private medical...

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident brands to be scrapped

Royal London is to move to a single "master" brand for its UK life,...

Aviva simplifies income protection cover

In what it argues is a bid to simplify income protection cover and ensure...

New chairman for Holloway Friendly

Holloway Friendly has elected Martin Day as its new chairman. Day’s election took place...

Sandringham expands protection proposition

Sandringham Financial Partners, the national advice company launched earlier this year, has expanded its...

Aviva pays out ‘extra’ £2.2m critical illness

Aviva has paid out more than £2.2 million in critical illness payments over the...

Short term IP policies have a place in the market, say advisers

Holloway Friendly’s inaugural survey reveals 73% believe income protection should only be sold through...

Aegon publishes breast cancer CI stats

Aegon UK is sharing previously unpublished figures on breast cancer claims in 2012, as...

LV= enhances LifeTime+

LV= has improved its whole of life policy, LifeTime+. The changes made to the policy...

Friends Life to offer tailored cancer support

Friends Life has introduced a new service to support Group Income Protection members who...

Panel calls for firms to do more over PPI

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has expressed disappointment at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

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The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...

AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

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Mortgage chiefs warn MPs on affordability squeeze

Senior mortgage industry figures have warned MPs that Britain’s worsening home-affordability challenge will not...

Mortgage Brain adds Rely to sourcing platform

Mortgage Brain has added OSB Group’s newly launched buy-to-let lender, Rely, to its Sourcing...

Assetz Capital strikes £150m funding deal with Cambridge & Counties Bank

Assetz Capital has agreed a funding facility of up to £150 million with Cambridge...

Secure Trust Bank backs Silcoms with £4.2m funding package

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided more than £4m in support of Silcoms...

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