Protection

‘D2C’ seen as biggest challenge to protection market

42% of intermediaries see the rise of direct to consumer (D2C) propositions as the...

LV= offers income protection discount

LV= has introduced a temporary discount on income protection. The protection provider is offering a...

Universal application process for protection launched

Directlife has unveiled Quote+, a universal application process for protection insurance products. The protection...

The Source offers protection for home buyers

The Source has introduced a Home Buyers' Protection product. It covers clients’ upfront expenses if: The...

APFA calls for MoJ action on claims management firms

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called on the Ministry of Justice...

L&G pays record amount in protection claims

Legal & General Retail Protection paid more claims than ever before last year, a...

First Complete in protection clawback alert scheme

First Complete is now offering a new notification system to let its members know...

Pink introduces ‘Business Protection Club’

Pink has launched a Business Protection Club, available to its appointed representatives (ARs) and...

Younger generation shun protection

25% of 25-40 year olds say their attitude is to 'live for the day'...

Scottish Provident paid out 93% of 2012 CI claims

Scottish Provident paid out over £94 million to critical illness policyholders during 2012.  93%...

Lloyds TSB posts another loss

Lloyds TSB has reported a statutory loss of £570 million for 2012. It said this...

Openwork launches Life Calc protection app

Openwork has unveiled its new Apple app which allows advisers to assess their clients’...

L&G partners with the Hanley Economic

Legal & General and Hanley Economic Building Society have announced a new joint distribution...

Lloyds Banking Group fined over delayed PPI redress

The FSA has fined three Lloyds Banking Group firms a total of £4,315,000 for...
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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...
Sourcing

Mortgage Brain adds Rely to sourcing platform

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

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

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