Protection

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...

Pivotal Growth expands into business protection broking area with latest acquisition

Pivotal Growth has acquired Business Protection Solutions (UK) Limited (BPS), a Northern Ireland-based business...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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...

Latest news

Self-employed borrowers face narrower lender choice

Self-employed mortgage applicants have access to more than a third fewer eligible lenders than...

Landlords target growth despite rising costs

More than eight in 10 professional property investors plan to expand their portfolios during...

Home insurance defies wider fall in customer satisfaction

Home insurance has bucked a wider decline in customer sentiment towards UK insurers, according...

Nova appoints Andrew Smith as commercial director

Conveyancing provider Nova has appointed Andrew Smith as commercial director as it seeks to...

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