Protection

Scottish Provident widens IP occupation eligibility

Scottish Provident has launched a new income protection product which gives an enhanced level...

Scottish Provident adds new CI heart attack definition

From Monday 16 September Scottish Provident will enhance its critical illness cover to include...

Families remain in a financially precarious situation

35% of British families have no financial safety net to cope with a sudden...

Royal London brands to improve income protection propositions

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident are to launch enhanced income protection products by the...

Protection gender divide highlighted

Friends Life has revealed that women still have less protection than men, despite making...

British Friendly launches BFS protect on LifeQuote

Directlife has partnered with British Friendly to launch a new income protection policy, BFS...

Scot Prov’s CI non-disclosure rate just 2%

Scottish Provident paid out £53 million to critical illness policyholders in the first half...

41% doubt they could live on Statutory Sick Pay

Over half of all employees have been made redundant or suffered long-term illness during...

Sesame Bankhall Group hosts Mortgage Extra Live events

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is embarking upon its latest series of UK-wide mortgage seminars...

Ill health hitting older workers

Older workers are most likely to experiencing health problems as a result of work-related...

SBG adds group risk products to restricted advice proposition

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is bolstering its restricted advice proposition for advisers and their...

12m Britons without a financial back-up plan

60% of the adult population say they do not have any financial protection in...

L&G adopts Vizolution screen sharing technology

L&G is now using Vizolution’s vScreen screen sharing solution as an integral element in...

Scottish Provident adds critical illness adviser microsite

Scottish Provident has introduced a new website for advisers with a  toolkit for use...

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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