Protection

Legal & General Group Protection launches Wellbeing Advisory Board

Legal & General Group Protection has formed a new Wellbeing Advisory Board, covering a...

Just Mortgages sounds protection warning

Just Mortgages has warned there is a risk of a shortfall in protection cover...

Access FS expands broker numbers by 80%

Access Financial Services has grown broker numbers by 80% so far this year. The number...

Most employers concerned about cost-of-living impact on employees

92% of employers are concerned about how the cost-of-living crisis is impacting their employees,...

Foresters Financial achieves 99.99% claim pay-out rate

Foresters Financial, the mutual financial services organisation, has achieved a UK claim pay-out rate...

Canada Life to close onshore individual protection

Canada Life has confirmed it is no longer accepting applications for onshore individual protection...

Over 18m struggled to access NHS treatments when needed

New data from protection and health insurer the Exeter has revealed that over 18...

AMI unveils five-point protection plan

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has launched its third annual Viewpoint Report on...

Reassured appoints chairman

Life insurance broker, Reassured, has appointed Matthew Donaldson as non-executive chairman. Donaldson will work...

National Friendly introduces new PMI product

National Friendly has announced the launch of its new private medical insurance product, My...

Breast cancer claims support on the rise

Claims support for breast cancer is increasing as speed of payouts and help for...

OneFamily to acquire Beagle Street

OneFamily will be acquiring Beagle Street by the end of the year, in a...

Paradigm Protect partners with Assured Futures

Paradigm Protect has announced a new partnership with Assured Futures, the specialist life and...

Consumer Duty to put protection in spotlight

44% of advisers expect the Consumer Duty to increase the focus on protection, according...

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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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North–South divide widens in UK’s most affordable towns

New research from Zoopla shows a deepening divide in housing affordability with the most...

Budget uncertainty stalls plans for almost a fifth of home-movers

Speculation over property tax reforms in the upcoming Autumn Budget is prompting thousands of...

Phoebus gains SBTi validation as it accelerates net zero strategy

Mortgage servicing software firm Phoebus has had its emissions reduction plans formally validated by...

Gold collection enables rapid £150k loan for business owner

A marketing entrepreneur has secured a four-month £150,000 loan against his gold collection after...

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