Protection

Hodge improves 50+, RIO and holiday let criteria

Hodge has made major changes to its 50+, Retirement Interest Only (RIO) and Holiday...

Stonebridge reveals details of 2024 National Conference and Awards

Stonebridge has published details of its 2024 National Conference Agenda, the evening Awards Dinner...

Scottish Widows joins CIExpert’s insight zones

CIExpert has announced that Scottish Widows has become the ninth insurer to join its...

360 Dotnet and HLPartnership renew partnership

360 Dotnet, the platform used by over 6,000 advisers, has announced the renewal of...

Q&A: Peter Hubbard, The Exeter 

BestAdvice fires the questions at Peter Hubbard, chair of The Exeter.  BestAdvice (BA): You’re a...

Right DA Club outlines 2024 webinar programme

The Right DA Club has published details of its online webinar programme for 2024. ...

Royal London makes key protection appointments

Royal London has appointed two senior roles in its protection business. Fiona Wynn has...

Towergate Health & Protection adds Solutions Healthcare to boost Scottish presence

Solutions Healthcare Ltd, a whole of market healthcare insurance broker, serving commercial clients and...

Right Mortgage appoints protection development manager

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club has announced the appointment of...

HSBC Life (UK) makes positive mental illness underwriting change

HSBC Life (UK) has introduced new digital rules for mental illness disclosures made during...

Legal & General Retail claims CMO report “signals a new era of workplace wellbeing”

Legal & General Retail has announced the publication of the inaugural edition in a...

Guardian introduces new Life Essentials protection product

Guardian’s new low-cost life cover, Life Essentials, is now available on Guardian’s quote and...

Sesame Bankhall Group partners with Holloway Friendly

Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG), have announced...

Broker advice “still vital” for protection consumers

New research by the Exeter has found that a clear majority of UK workers...

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...

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Property industry urged to help shape smart data rules

Property businesses are being urged to respond to a government call for evidence that...

Northern first-time buyers pay £10k price for delaying purchase

First-time buyers in northern cities risk losing thousands of pounds by postponing a purchase,...

Virgin Money to raise product transfer fixed rates

Virgin Money will increase residential and buy-to-let product transfer fixed rates on Friday, 24...

Mortgage broker revenue rises as adviser numbers fall

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

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