Protection

Parents’ savings being squeezed by kids

Over 4.4 million British adults are getting financial support from their parents, according to...

L&G offers income protection product via direct channel

Legal & General is now offering its Lifestyle Cover directly to consumers. The 'short-term' income...

Ageas Protect offers ‘G-Day protection promise’

Ageas Protect has unveils what it has called its 'G-day protection promise' to support...

Aviva improves cancer pledge

Following a review of the way the reduced cover option is applied, Aviva customers...

Advisers see opportunities from gender directive

IFAs believe that the opportunities posed by the forthcoming gender directive, set to come...

Mortgage Brain offers link to MMS’s Keystone products

Mortgage Brain has teamed up with Marketing and Management Services Ltd (MMS) to give...

The Hinckley & Rugby bemoans false PPI workload

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has highlighted how it is being bombarded with...

Growing need for protection advice

Over a third of adults would rely on government support to bail them out,...

BSA wants action over “bogus” PPI claims

The Building Societies Association (BSA) wants the Ministry of Justice to be given ‘teeth’...

Only Londoners see life cover as most vital protection

37% of people recently surveyed by Zurich have home contents insurance, but no life...

Modern families less likely to have cover

Over the the past 10 years there has been a major rise in households...

Berkeley Alexander acts to help Honister members

Berkeley Alexander has introduced interim measures to help those members of Honister Capital who...

Income payment protection opportunities from PPI ‘ban’

The ban on selling payment protection insurance (PPI) alongside a loan actually provides a...

Aviva and Tesco agree protection deal

Aviva has agreed an exclusive five-year deal with Tesco Bank to provide life protection...

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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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Kennek joins BDLA as trade body expands technology partnerships

Technology firm kennek has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) as an...

Clients seek reassurance amid Budget uncertainty

Consumers are placing growing value on financial advice as speculation ahead of the Budget...

Rise in weight loss treatment leads to new underwriting questions

UnderwriteMe has enhanced the question set on its Protection Platform to ensure the use...

Millions of UK adults at risk of financial hardship

Millions of UK adults are at risk of financial hardship in the event of...

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