Protection

PPI claims to FSCS generate millions for CMCs

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has paid out nearly £136 million in mis-sold...

Barclays extends mis-selling provisions

Ahead of the publication of its full year results on 12 February, Barclays has...

Holloway Friendly maintains claims paid

Holloway Friendly paid 96% of all income protection claims in 2012, exceeding the ABI...

Bright Grey reports high claims payout figure

Bright Grey has reported that it paid out 93% of critical illness claims during...

IP commission hike by Ageas

Ageas has increased the commission it pays to financial intermediaries when clients buy income...

Paymentshield claims record retention rates

Paymentshield has said that in 2012 it retained more policies than ever, with retention...

Regulators publish guidance over new payment protection products

The FSA and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have jointly published final guidance...

Banks want PPI claim time limit

The FSA has confirmed rumours that it has been approached by the British Bankers'...

Ageas enhances CI proposition

Ageas has improved its critical illness cover. The new offering now covers 46 conditions, including...

Zurich paid 90% of CI claims last year

Zurich has published its 2012 critical illness claim statistics for its life policy customers...

PPI radio ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a radio advert from Payment Protection Partnership...

Bright Grey and Scot Prov boosted by Gender Directive

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have revealed that their life, critical illness and income...

Co-op Bank fined for failing to handle PPI complaints fairly

The FSA has fined The Co-operative Bank plc £113,300 for failing to handle payment...

Zurich sees record life cover applications

Insurer Zurich has reported record levels of customers applying for life assurance ahead of...

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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 Brain adds Rely to sourcing platform

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

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

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

Secure Trust Bank backs Silcoms with £4.2m funding package

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided more than £4m in support of Silcoms...

L&G Mortgage Club adds Ecology Building Society to panel

L&G’s Mortgage Club has strengthened its green lending offering by adding Ecology Building Society...

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