Protection

New seminar theatres for Financial Services Expo

Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has announced a range of new seminar theatres to...

Upsizers not reviewing life cover

64% of people who have moved up the property ladder in the past five...

Protection gap for those with young families

Only 24% of adults in the UK with children under 16 have any form...

‘Fully comparable’ buy now life facility unveiled

Direct Life and Aviva have launched what they claims to be the UK’s first...

Dr FOSgood opens adviser clinic

Panacea Adviser, the online community and resource for financial advisers, has launched ‘Dr FOSgood’s...

Exeter Family Friendly simplifies application process

Income protection provider Exeter Family Friendly has increased the medical underwriting limits for...

PPI claim firm has email ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints against PPI Claims Management Company...

FTBs have worrying lack of life protection

Only 11% of people think having life protection is a top priority when buying...

Paradigm to hold Central London roundtable

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced that the first of its autumn roundtable events will...

Zurich paid out all life claims

Zurich has reported that 91.7% of critical illness claims were successful with payments benefitting...

Unmarried families less likely to have life cover

Only 23% of unmarried couples who jointly own or plan to jointly own a...

Aegon poaches LV= duo

Aegon has expanded its protection sales team with the appointment of a new distribution...

Zurich enhances protection offering

Zurich has increased its financial evidence limits for customers applying for life and critical...

LV= to pilot Vizolution’s screen-sharing solution

LV= is to pilot the use of Vizolution's vScreen to deliver an augmented call...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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