Protection

PPI claim firm sees text ad banned

An Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudication has gone against Debt Specialists Ltd. A text message,...

More awareness and education needed to boost protection market

Advisers have reported that their customers would rather spend their money frivolously than pay...

SME bosses not thinking of protection

Under half of British small business owners regularly review their income protection whilst 17%...

Citizens Advice: ban CMC cold calling

Citizens Advice has said fines for claim firms are a step towards protecting consumers...

New fine regime for claims firms

The Government has warned claims firms which use information gathered by unsolicited calls and...

Complexity putting people off protection

New research, commissioned by Aegon UK and carried out by NMG Consulting in June...

Royal London becomes key cricket sponsor

Royal London is to become a major sponsor of the England & Wales Cricket...

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Aviva has released previously unpublished details of its critical illness (CI) and private medical...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

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

Mortgage rates surge and product choice shrinks as Iran conflict jolts market

New data from Moneyfacts shows the impact of the Iran conflict has been both...

Advisers told to tighten processes as rate volatility squeezes mortgage options

Advisers are being urged to sharpen their processes as lenders continue to withdraw products...

Conveyancer shortage threatens to slow homebuying process

Falling conveyancer numbers and rising transaction volumes are increasing pressure on the homebuying process,...

Sesame rolls out OneView adviser platform to bring core tools into one system

Sesame has launched a new web-based adviser platform, OneView, designed to bring core tools,...

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