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Ageas Protect in alliance with Winston’s Wish

Anyone with children who makes a call to claim, due to a death or...

Roger Edwards leaves Bright Grey/Scottish Provident

Roger Edwards, managing director of Bright Grey and Scottish Provident, is now on gardening...

Zurich improves Critical Illness cover

Zurich has made enhancements to its Critical Illness (CI) product, with improvements for patients...

Pink to hold protection masterclasses

Pink has begun a fortnight of protection 'masterclasses' for its ARs. The network...

Is apathy a broker’s greatest threat to business development?

Diversification has been something of a buzzword for mortgage brokers in recent times as...

Lloyds’ PPI “failure” compounds mistrust in banks

Citizens Advice has warned that consumers could be thousands of pounds out of pocket...

Ageas Protect appoints national sales and strategy manager

Ageas Protect has appointed Nick Erskine to the role of national sales and strategy...

Pair offering business protection to First Complete

PruProtect and Ageas have launched a business protection proposition for First Complete advisers to...

PruProtect unveils app for iPad-using advisers

PruProtect has launched a new iPad app for financial advisers. The app is aimed at...

Michael Vaughan to head up PruProtect Chance to Ride event

Former England cricket captain, Michael Vaughan, will lead a host of celebrity friends and...

UK workforce more financially exposed today

Employees of today are more likely to fall into financial difficulty than they were...

Bright Grey widens Relevant Life Plan access

Bright Grey has launched its Relevant Life Plan as a separate product. The...

LV= offers ‘unique’ critical illness benefits

LV= has improved its critical illness (CI) cover. The changes include increasing the number of...

Scottish Widows publishes IP claims data for first time

Scottish Widows paid out 98% of life and 88% of critical illness claims last...

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Starting well is easy… staying well is the work

January often arrives with good intentions. Fresh starts. New habits. A quiet promise to ourselves that this year will be different. And for many people,...

From one-off deal to lifetime client: why protection reviews keep you connected

When I first started out in the mortgage industry, I used to think the relationship naturally tapered off once a customer completed on their...

2026 forecasts: why advice will matter even more this year

As we move into 2026, mortgage rules are changing and the aim is clear to make it easier for borrowers to speak to lenders,...

Limited company buy-to-let moves centre stage

The 2025 Budget will be remembered for many things, but the slip-up that ironically saw the Office for Budget Responsibility figures released minutes before...

2026 forecasts: More pessimism or will the housing market strengthen?

Throughout 2025 many in the housing industry, both lenders and builders cast serious doubt on the government’s ability to reach its target of building...

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SortRefer revives Sort Club for 2026

SortRefer has relaunched Sort Club promising a fresh year of rewards on top of...

West One cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 25%

West One has reduced rates across its residential mortgage range, with cuts of up...

Rents dip as winter slowdown bites but affordability strains persist

Private rents across parts of the UK fell sharply at the end of last...

London tops league for loss-making home sales

London has overtaken the North East as the region where homeowners are most likely...

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