Protection

The Right Mortgage on the road with June ‘Opportunity Knocks’ tour

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network, together with The Right DA Club, has launched...

We Are Mortgages extends partnership with Stonebridge

Brokerage firm We Are Mortgages has renewed its long-standing partnership with Stonebridge, the national...

Guardian reports 40% rise in claims payouts

Guardian has revealed it paid over £21.3 million in life, terminal illness and critical...

Swiss Re reports bumper 18% rise in Income Protection sales

Sales of new Income Protection policies grew by a bumper 18% in 2024, Swiss...

L&G expands critical illness cover with new conditions and clearer terms

Legal & General has announced a package of upgrades to its group critical illness...

LV= sees major uptick in mental health support uptake

LV= has reported a sharp rise in demand for mental health services among its...

Luminosity joins Primis network on launch day

A new protection advice firm, Luminosity, has officially launched today and joined the Primis...

Protection Guru promotes Jessie Leworthy to customer success role

Protection Guru has announced the promotion of Jessie Leworthy to the role of customer...

L&G honours top performers at 14th annual Business Quality Awards

Legal & General has named the winners of its 14th annual Business Quality Awards,...

FCA moves to simplify insurance regulations

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to streamline its insurance rulebook, in a...

Rosemount Financial Solutions partners with 4C Platform for PMI

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the mortgage, protection and financial planning network, has announced a...

L&G pays over £1bn in retail protection claims as digital overhaul cuts delays

Legal & General paid more than £1bn in retail protection claims in 2024, the...

OneFamily celebrates 50 years of inspiring better futures

OneFamily will have been owned by its customers, and growing their financial wellbeing, for...

UnderwriteMe reports 90% instant acceptance for mental health life cover disclosures

Insurtech firm UnderwriteMe, a subsidiary of Pacific Life Re, has reported that 90% of...

COMMENT

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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BuildLoan launches World Cup predictor for brokers

BuildLoan has launched a World Cup prediction competition for UK mortgage brokers, with cash...

FRP arranges £4.1m refinance for York student accommodation scheme

FRP Real Estate Advisory has arranged a £4.1m commercial term facility to refinance a...

Investor backs secondary retail prospects with Essex acquisition

An investor has highlighted the continuing appeal of well-located secondary retail assets after completing...

The Mortgage Works signals buy-to-let rate reductions

The Mortgage Works is cutting rates by up to 0.22 percentage points across selected...

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