Protection

Royal London paid out £631m for protection claims in 2023

Mutual insurer, Royal London, paid out on average over £52m a month on protection...

Legal & General pays out record retail protection claims for 2022

Legal & General paid out an average of over £2.4m retail protection claims a...

The Exeter’s healthcare distribution head joins AMII

Protection and health insurer, the Exeter, has announced that its head of healthcare distribution,...

L&G to return to commission on authorisation for protection products

Legal & General is returning its protection commission structure to the commission on policy...

The Exeter paid out 92% of 2022 new claims

The Exeter has published its income protection claims data for 2022, revealing that £9.9...

Gen Z off sick more than older peers

Health Shield Friendly Society has found that the youngest employees in the workforce, those...

PMS partners with Cirencester Friendly

PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, has boosted its protection offering with...

New head of wellbeing for Towergate Health & Protection

Towergate Health & Protection has announced the appointment of Debra Clark to its newly...

Iress and Reassured agree partnership

Iress has announced that life insurance broker, Reassured, has selected The Exchange platform to...

Scottish Friendly posts record sales

Scottish Friendly has reported record sales of £47.7m for 2022. Total sales increased from £46.9m...

Royal London appoints head of strategic partnerships

Royal London has appointed Ronnie Binnie as head of strategic partnerships. Binnie (pictured) joins...

Royal London updates diabetes underwriting

Royal London has introduced a number of changes to its diabetes underwriting philosophy. The...

Consumers open to revealing health and lifestyle issues

Consumers are more open to answering personal questions about their health and lifestyle than...

Inflation threatening over-50s’ life insurance policies

Rising inflation is putting pressure on over-50s life insurance customers to carry on paying...

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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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HSBC to further cut residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC is set to lower rates across its residential and buy-to-let ranges, including products...

Time Finance bolsters regional expansion with new business development hire

Time Finance has strengthened its vendor finance operation with the appointment of Gil Dudson...

Financial education boosts demand for protection insurance

Young adults who receive financial education are significantly more likely to buy protection insurance...

Stamford Finance passes £100m lending landmark

Stamford Finance has passed £100m in total lending, marking a significant step for the...

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