Protection

British Friendly reveals 2023 Income Protection claims stats

British Friendly paid 89% of new Income Protection claims in 2023 and just under...

National Friendly updates its income protection policy

National Friendly has introduced a series of benefit upgrades to its income protection policies. The...

Surge in usage for the Exeter’s HealthWise app

UK protection and health insurer, the Exeter, has revealed that its member benefits app,...

Two new providers for Stonebridge protection panel

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has announced insurers, Guardian and Zurich, have...

The Right Mortgage outlines training event details

The Right Mortgage has published full details of its National Training Event for all...

Royal London appoints group COO

Royal London has announced the appointment of Peter Josse as its new group chief...

Cirencester Friendly appoints new director of customer experience

Cirencester Friendly has created a new position of director of customer experience. Michelle West-Wiggins, the...

Hodge improves 50+, RIO and holiday let criteria

Hodge has made major changes to its 50+, Retirement Interest Only (RIO) and Holiday...

Stonebridge reveals details of 2024 National Conference and Awards

Stonebridge has published details of its 2024 National Conference Agenda, the evening Awards Dinner...

Scottish Widows joins CIExpert’s insight zones

CIExpert has announced that Scottish Widows has become the ninth insurer to join its...

360 Dotnet and HLPartnership renew partnership

360 Dotnet, the platform used by over 6,000 advisers, has announced the renewal of...

Q&A: Peter Hubbard, The Exeter 

BestAdvice fires the questions at Peter Hubbard, chair of The Exeter.  BestAdvice (BA): You’re a...

Right DA Club outlines 2024 webinar programme

The Right DA Club has published details of its online webinar programme for 2024. ...

Royal London makes key protection appointments

Royal London has appointed two senior roles in its protection business. Fiona Wynn has...

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GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS

In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant...

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HomeNow to expand rent-to-own scheme after securing £65m funding

HomeNow has secured £65 million in new funding as it prepares to expand its...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and...

Mortgage affordability improves to its best level in almost three years

New data from Stonebridge shows borrowers are now spending the smallest share of their...

Iress expands equity release functionality as advisers seek deeper data

Iress has upgraded its equity release service on The Exchange in response to rising...

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