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Best Insurance launches simplified life product with nine-question underwriting

Protection specialist Best Insurance has launched a new single-life policy designed to make life...

Walsham Brothers brings new mortgage protection products to market via Iress

Walsham Brothers has launched a suite of new mortgage payment protection insurance products through...

Younger workers most likely to keep working even without financial need, survey finds

More than half of working adults in Britain say they would continue to work...

Three more top lenders back Take Me Home Christmas charity concert

Support is flooding in for the mortgage industry’s biggest charitable event of the year...

Shepherds Friendly names new chief executive

Shepherds Friendly has appointed Jonathan Sandell as its next chief executive, succeeding Ann-Marie O’Dea,...

Fintel launches Omnicore standalone distribution platform

Fintel has launched an intelligent distribution platform designed to provide a strategic conduit between...

The Right Mortgage appoints new insurance development manager

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has bolstered its senior team with the appointment...

Majority of Britons remain unprotected against income loss, research warns

Income Protection Awareness Week has begun with fresh data showing that only a small...

Getting to know you: Heather Greatorex, Heath Mortgage Solutions

Name: Heather Greatorex Age: 28 Location: London Qualification Year: 2021 Firm: Heath Mortgage Solutions Education: 2:1 Psychology degree Specialty:...

TMG unveils AI-led mortgage and protection proposition for advisers

TMG Mortgage Network has launched a new mortgage and protection proposition that places artificial...

TRM confirms return of PMI Annual Summit & Gala

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has confirmed the return of its flagship Private...

IPT delivers £1.3bn in August as pressure builds ahead of Budget

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) generated £1.3bn for the Treasury in August, according to the...

Employer health cover drives record demand for PMI

Corporate investment in staff health benefits is fuelling record demand for private medical care,...

Households need more than £740,000 for 25 years of financial independence

The average UK household would need savings of £743,338 to achieve 25 years of...

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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...

AGENT VIEW: I know I’m not a mathematician but to me 6.5 x is the new 3.5 x

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, as they say, and in an era of creeping inflation, job insecurity and the menacing spectre of...

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Kennek joins BDLA as trade body expands technology partnerships

Technology firm kennek has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) as an...

Clients seek reassurance amid Budget uncertainty

Consumers are placing growing value on financial advice as speculation ahead of the Budget...

Rise in weight loss treatment leads to new underwriting questions

UnderwriteMe has enhanced the question set on its Protection Platform to ensure the use...

Millions of UK adults at risk of financial hardship

Millions of UK adults are at risk of financial hardship in the event of...

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