Protection

Friends Life outlines gender pricing policy

Friends Life has stated it will make gender-specific terms available for intermediary protection business...

Aegon introduces servicing team for gender directive

Aegon has established a dedicated pipeline servicing team to assist advisers ensure they secure...

Bright Grey and Scot Prov outline gender directive plans

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have set out their plan for 'Gender Directive' pipeline...

Principality partners with L&G

Principality Building Society is partnering with Legal & General as the main provider of...

ABI issues gender-neutral insurance guidance

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published guidance for consumers over the forthcoming...

PruProtect tailors IP product for doctors

PruProtect has unveiled a new Income Protection product for doctors. The National Health Service has...

Record profits for PruProtect

Protection provider PruProtect has posted record results for the financial year to 30 June...

Working women “not recognising the importance of protection”

Women with full-time jobs are increasingly in charge of family finances but the majority...

New discount on Nationwide’s Lifestyle Protector

Nationwide Building Society has unveiled a new 10% discount offer on Lifestyle Protector, a...

Zurich pays out 91% of CI claims

Zurich has revealed it paid out a total of £32.7 million in critical illness...

LV= in first protection advice partnership

LV= has agreed a five-year partnership deal with the RAC. Via LV=, the motoring service...

Scottish Provident rejects only 2% for CI non-disclosure

Scottish Provident paid 93% of critical illness claims in the first half of 2012....

Ageas Protect appoints head of marketing and propositions

Ageas Protect has announced the appointment of Steve Casey to the role of head...

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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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US exodus lifts demand for prime London homes

A rising number of Americans leaving the United States is helping to fuel demand...

Millennials tie confidence and purpose most closely to work

More than eight in 10 UK workers believe being unable to work because of...

Housing transactions rise in 2025 despite stamp duty reset and Budget nerves

UK housing market activity proved more resilient than expected last year, with transaction volumes...

Housing market steadies as November transactions rise on a seasonal basis

Residential transaction volumes edged higher in November, according to the latest provisional data from...

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