Protection

Family incomes 28% lower when breadwinner is female

The average annual income for male breadwinner households is £27,180 (£2,265 per month), but...

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...

COMMENT

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Zoopla signs Manchester Super Giants shirt deal

Zoopla has become the first official front-of-shirt partner of Manchester Super Giants for the...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Broker Conveyancing launches referral hub for advisers

Broker Conveyancing has launched a referral platform intended to make it quicker for mortgage...

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...

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