Protection

Shepherds Friendly releases its first ever TV ad

Shepherds Friendly has launched its first ever TV advertisement, having also recently surpassed 150,000...

2025 growth expected in demand for health and protection insurance

The Exeter has published new findings from a nationwide survey of the UK’s insurance...

Cirencester Friendly attains Protection Distributors Group Claims Charter status

Cirencester Friendly has met the standards of the Protection Distributors' (PDG) Group Claims Charter. The...

Shepherds Friendly appoints chair

Shepherds Friendly has announced the appointment of Mark Myers as its new chair. The society,...

British Friendly unveils new health and wellbeing app

British Friendly has launched a new health and wellbeing app called Symbio. The app, which...

iPipeline replatforms Beagle Street’s D2C protection proposition

IPipeline has completed the replatforming and launch of Beagle Street’s direct-to-consumer protection proposition onto...

Cirencester Friendly joins ICMIF

Cirencester Friendly has joined the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF). This global organisation...

Generali UK partners with Winston’s Wish

Generali UK has partnered with UK childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish. The partnership will offer...

Royal London unveils joint life second death life cover

Royal London has introduced a joint life second death life cover option, in order...

Shepherds Friendly appoints new chief sales officer

Shepherds Friendly has announced the appointment of Phil Nash as chief sales officer. Nash (pictured)...

Iress adds ex-smoker questions to the Exchange for IP

Iress has announces the addition of ex-smoker questions to its income protection comparison service...

Right Mortgage Network outlines 2025 event schedule

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced its calendar of events for members...

A plan for single life has the support of industry heavyweights

During November CIExpert launched its ‘single is best’ campaign. No, this was not guidance...

27% have had a month off work because of illness or injury

27% of those recently surveyed for income protection specialist Cirencester Friendly have revealed that...

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

Mortgage broker revenue rises as adviser numbers fall

Reported revenue from mortgage broking increased by 15.9% to £1.6bn during 2025 despite a...

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...

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