Protection

National Friendly doubles sales and expands adviser engagement

National Friendly has reported significant business growth in 2024, with a sharp rise in...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network marks 10-year anniversary

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a decade...

Best Insurance reintroduces standalone unemployment cover

Best Insurance has reintroduced its standalone Unemployment Insurance policy, offering six and 12-month benefit...

Majority of UK parents fear critical illness diagnosis for children

More than two-thirds of UK parents are concerned about the prospect of their child...

A decade of reflection

The size and shape of the UK mortgage and protection market has changed significantly...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network sees record growth

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has reported its strongest year to date, with...

The Right Mortgage outlines Kick Off meeting schedule

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club have signalled the start of...

Protection Distributors Group reveals changes to its board

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has announced several board changes following its AGM earlier...

Iress in two-way live integration with CIExpert

Iress has partnered with CIExpert to launch a two-way, real-time integration. The exclusive functionality is...

Seven tips on integrating protection conversations into mortgage advice

Mortgage advisers play a vital role in helping reduce the UK protection gap. In...

Cirencester Friendly improves underwriting and claims processes with new service

Cirencester Friendly has introduced Medi2data, a service that allows medical records to be obtained...

Pivotal Growth makes another broker acquisition

Pivotal Growth has acquired Radcliffe & Newlands Mortgages, a residential mortgage and protection broker...

Rising demand for advanced tech skills within traditional insurance roles

A new poll undertaken within the insurance sector has looked at the growing importance...

Royal London appoints new chair

Royal London has announced the appointment of Isabel Hudson as a non-executive director and...

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...

Latest news

The Darlington trims mortgage rates by up to 20bps

Darlington Building Society has reduced selected rates across its residential, specialist residential, shared ownership,...

Brokers review sourcing technology as demand grows for connected systems

Mortgage brokers are increasingly reassessing their technology stacks, with sourcing systems emerging as the...

Rosemount expands internship programme with two Cardiff Business School students

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has welcomed two new interns from Cardiff Business School as...

West Brom cuts shared ownership mortgage rates

West Brom Building Society has reduced selected shared ownership mortgage rates by up to...

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