Protection

Getting to know you: Lee Trett, Echo Finance

Name: Lee Trett Age: 43 Location: Wirral Firm: Echo Finance, Leadcrowd, Money Helpdesk Education: Fully-qualified mortgage, protection...

Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities...

One in five abandon protection process, AMI reveals

Almost one in five adults begin but fail to complete the process of buying...

Ingard partners with Usay Compare to widen advisers’ PMI offering

Ingard Network has formed a partnership with private medical insurance specialist Usay Compare, giving...

Cirencester Friendly announces senior leadership changes

Cirencester Friendly has announced a series of leadership changes, including the retirement of its...

L&G extends flexibility on increasing cover to existing policyholders

Legal & General has announced that customers with existing increasing cover protection policies will...

Just Wealth nears 600 client referrals via Just Refer

Just Wealth, the financial services arm of national brokerage Just Mortgages, is approaching 600...

Vibrant Mortgages joins Stonebridge to drive expansion

Stonebridge has added Birmingham-based Vibrant Mortgages to its network of appointed representative firms as...

HLPartnership appoints new chief compliance officer

HLPartnership has appointed Laura Havard as its new chief compliance officer, bolstering the mortgage...

Novium adds ex-nicotine quoting to boost accuracy for advisers

Novium has introduced new functionality to its protection sourcing platform, allowing advisers to include...

Consumers expect advisers to discuss accident cover

Most UK consumers believe financial advisers should discuss protection against everyday accidents as part...

Work provides purpose, something well worth protecting

When you meet someone for the first time, what questions do you ask? After...

Reframe Cancer appoints new marketing director

Reframe Cancer, the specialist cancer navigation provider, has appointed Denise Wond as marketing director. She...

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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...

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FRP arranges £4.1m refinance for York student accommodation scheme

FRP Real Estate Advisory has arranged a £4.1m commercial term facility to refinance a...

Investor backs secondary retail prospects with Essex acquisition

An investor has highlighted the continuing appeal of well-located secondary retail assets after completing...

The Mortgage Works signals buy-to-let rate reductions

The Mortgage Works is cutting rates by up to 0.22 percentage points across selected...

Accord reduces residential and buy-to-let rates

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges. The intermediary-only lender said...

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