Protection

SME cost pressure is leading concern for workplace advisers

55% of workplace protection advisers have cited cost pressures on SMEs as their top...

L&G updates protection offering

Legal & General Retail has updated its Protection proposition, improving its Critical Illness offering. The...

Guardian to launch Income Protection

Guardian is to be launching Income Protection in the coming weeks, to sit alongside...

British Friendly paid 90% of new IP claims in 2022

British Friendly has announced it paid 90% of new Income Protection claims in 2022...

AIG Life appoints MD of individual protection

UK life insurer AIG Life has announced that Nick Austin has been named managing...

Right Mortgage Network celebrates successful national training event

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network, alongside sister companies The Later Life Lending Network,...

National Friendly joins Paradigm Protect panel

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition, has added friendly society, National Friendly, to...

Stonebridge reveals record growth

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has announced mortgage application and completion growth...

Cirencester Friendly paid more than 95% of 2022 claims

Individual income protection provider Cirencester Friendly paid 95.4% of claims in 2022. This represents...

‘Powered by LifeSearch’ to drive move to embedded insurance

LifeSearch is enabling partner brands to offer digital protection products to their customers supported...

Sesame Bankhall Group provides protection support guides

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has published a range of practical support guides to help...

Access FS makes training manager appointment

Mortgage and protection firm, Access Financial Services, has appointed Peter Phillips as the new...

Vulnerability data could help resolve life cover challenges

A recent report by Swiss Re - Life Cover Payouts – under the microscope...

Over-55s who plan to work in retirement concerned about care costs

The cost of care is a top concern for a large number of over...

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Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

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Law Society overhauls TA6 Property Forms: What mortgage brokers need to know

The Law Society of England and Wales has announced a major revision to the...

Access FS launches internal referral scheme

Access Financial Services is launching Access All Areas, a new internal referral programme. The brokerage is...

Spring Statement 2025: industry hopes and expectations

Ahead of the government's Spring Statement on Wednesday, industry figures have proffered their opinions...

Nationwide improves NFI Online processes

Nationwide Building Society has made improvements to several processes within NFI Online. These cover client...