Protection

Yorkshire BS members save millions through commission-free insurance offer

Yorkshire Building Society says its commission-free insurance proposition has helped members save more than...

Confidence in household finances falls as more families fear impact of unexpected shocks

Nearly a third of UK adults are not confident their household could withstand an...

Beagle Street enters intermediary market with protection proposition

Beagle Street has launched into the intermediary market, marking a significant expansion for the...

One in five adults save nothing each month as financial pressures mount

One in five UK adults are no longer putting any money aside each month,...

More than a quarter of homeowners have missed mortgage payments due to illness or injury

More than one in four UK homeowners have missed a mortgage payment because of...

Wealthy Advisers Club opens registration for free lead generation training

The Wealthy Advisers Club is to hold a free online training session for mortgage...

Guardian launches lower-cost critical illness cover

Guardian has launched CI Essentials, a budget critical illness policy designed for clients who...

Royal London pays record £821m in protection claims 

Royal London paid a record £821m in protection claims during 2025, supporting more than...

Cost-of-living squeeze deepens income protection affordability gap

Rising household costs are making income protection more important for customers, but harder for...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle...

Homeowners risk mortgage safety net gaps

Many homeowners misunderstand the support available if illness, injury or redundancy leaves them unable...

Stonebridge strengthens leadership team with head of people appointment

Stonebridge has appointed Lisa Margolis as head of people as the mortgage and protection...

Omni Protect appoints Caspian as referral partner

Omni Protect has appointed Caspian Insurance as its endorsed protection referral partner for firms...

Access FS partners with charities to support financial wellbeing

Access Financial Services has agreed partnerships with Just Finance Foundation and KidsAid. The firm said...
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COMMENT

Comment

We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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