Protection

Canada Life reveals new UK chief executive

Canada Life has named Emma Watkins as its new UK chief executive, effective from...

Protection sales on the rise as advisers report renewed consumer focus

Protection sales are on a firm upward trajectory, with new figures from Primis revealing...

Younger workers show strong appetite for insurance against AI job loss

New research suggests that a significant majority of younger UK workers would purchase insurance...

HSBC Life UK joins Protection Distributors Group claims charter

HSBC Life UK has been confirmed as a signatory of the Protection Distributors Group’s...

HSBC Life (UK) expands adviser support for protection market

HSBC Life (UK) is looking to strengthen its position in the UK protection market...

The Exeter reports strong growth in 2024 results

Mutual health and life insurer The Exeter has reported a 20.9% rise in gross...

Complaints: A pain that you can handle

One of the biggest problems an adviser can face is a complaint. And those...

12 insurers meet 2025 Claims Charter standards

A dozen insurers have been named as signatories to the Protection Distributors Group’s (PDG)...

Paymentshield reintroduces unemployment cover with AmTrust

Paymentshield has unveiled a refreshed mortgage protection product that reintroduces unemployment cover alongside accident...

Royal London pays record £751m in protection claims in 2024

Royal London has reported a record year for protection payouts, disbursing over £751 million...

Martin Reynolds receives AMI Fellowship in recognition of industry leadership

Martin Reynolds, chief executive of Simplybiz Mortgages, has been awarded a Fellowship by the...

iPipeline issues ‘Advanced Underwriting’ tool with Openwork

iPipeline has launched a major new addition to its SolutionBuilder platform that promises to...

AMI’s Protection Viewpoint returns with wider focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has announced the return of its annual Protection...

The Right Mortgage unveils Acre Health Fact Find integration

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has introduced a new Health Fact Find feature...
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COMMENT

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

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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