Protection

ABI updates critical illness best practice statement

The ABI has published an updated Statement of Best Practice to help people who...

New protection proposition from TenetLime

Tenet’s non-investment network, TenetLime, has seen near to a 40% increase in sales of...

SimplyBiz holds second Protection Awareness Week

The SimplyBiz Group is running a second Protection Awareness Week for 2014 in...

Exeter Family Friendly unveils entry-level PMI plan

Healthcare and protection insurer Exeter Family Friendly has launched a new private medical...

Personal Touch member advises protection campaign

Roger Crockford, principal of Financial Connections Wealth Management has been selected to provide financial...

Scottish Life adopts Royal London brand

Scottish Life has now adopted the brand of Royal London Group, the UK's largest...

New critical illness product from VitalityLife

VitalityLife, the new name for PruProtect, has unveiled a new life insurance product, LifestyleCare...

Cirencester Friendly appoints marketing head

Rebecca Young has been promoted by Cirencester Friendly to the role of head of...

79% of advisers still offer independent financial advice

69% of all advisers have seen the size of their active client base increase...

Hoyl Underwriting Management sees PI enquiry growth

Hoyl Underwriting Management (HUM), which offers intermediary PI insurance, has witnessed a large number...

Discovery takes remaining stake in Prudential JV

Discovery is to acquire the entire share capital of Prudential Health Holdings Ltd, the...

Engage Mutual hires commercial sales manager

Engage Mutual has appointed Liz Timms as its commercial sales manager. She is tasked with...

TMA and Pink Mortgage Club hold DA business conferences

LSL Property Services firms TMA and the Pink Mortgage Club are running a series...

Aegon UK joins protection campaign

Aegon UK has become the latest provider to pledge its support to the Seven...

COMMENT

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

The Darlington trims mortgage rates by up to 20bps

Darlington Building Society has reduced selected rates across its residential, specialist residential, shared ownership,...

Brokers review sourcing technology as demand grows for connected systems

Mortgage brokers are increasingly reassessing their technology stacks, with sourcing systems emerging as the...

Rosemount expands internship programme with two Cardiff Business School students

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has welcomed two new interns from Cardiff Business School as...

West Brom cuts shared ownership mortgage rates

West Brom Building Society has reduced selected shared ownership mortgage rates by up to...

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