Protection

Quarter of adviser firms already discussing Mayfield Review

One in four UK adviser firms are already discussing the Mayfield Review and its...

Royal London highlights role of income protection

Income protection and wider workplace support are increasingly critical as workers grapple with health...

Scottish Widows joins iPipeline underwriting platform

Scottish Widows is set to add its life, critical illness and income protection products...

Extended illness forces nearly half of UK workers into month-long absences, research finds

New research from The Exeter suggests prolonged periods of ill health are becoming a...

Wealthy Advisers Club launches social media platform as membership hits 1,000

The Wealthy Advisers Club has launched a new social media content platform for mortgage...

If pets are protected, why not families?

I’ve heard many advisers say that protection insurance has ‘gone to the dogs’, but...

Yorkshire Building Society members save £2 million after first year of commission-free insurance

Yorkshire Building Society says members have saved more than £2 million in insurance premiums...

HLPartnership strengthens southern recruitment team with senior appointment

HLPartnership (HLP) has appointed Matthew Creswell as senior recruitment manager (South), with responsibility for...

Millennials tie confidence and purpose most closely to work

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

The Exeter appoints James Shepherd as non-executive director

UK health and life insurer The Exeter has appointed James Shepherd to its board...

L&G updates protection underwriting to improve accuracy and customer outcomes

L&G’s Retail Protection business has introduced a series of underwriting changes aimed at simplifying...

NHS access delays drive employer health cover demand

Persistent delays in accessing NHS treatment are reinforcing the role of employer-funded health protection. The...

MAB appoints head of protection excellence to sharpen advice standards

Mortgage Advice Bureau has appointed Alan Richardson to the newly created role of head...

The Exeter enhances NHS cash benefit for greater member flexibility

The Exeter has enhanced its NHS cash benefit, increasing payments and simplifying how members...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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