Protection

LV= extends Doctor Services to spouses and partners

LV= Doctor Services provides policyholders with access to six medical services in one app...

Royal London removes Covid-19 underwriting restrictions

Royal London has removed restrictions to its underwriting approach put in place in 2020...

FIBA agrees protection referral partnership

Trade body FIBA has partnered with BQI Protection to introduce a referral service for...

SimplyBiz launches dedicated protection hub

SimplyBiz has unveiled an online protection hub, aiming at bridging together the compliance, training,...

TMA Club in protection partnership with LifeQuote

TMA Club has teamed up with Direct Life’s specialist protection service, LifeQuote, to provide...

LV= extends protection payment break

LV= is extending both its payment break and premium and cover reduction options until...

Record protection payouts for Royal London in 2020

Mutual insurer Royal London paid 99.6% of all protection claims last year, totalling a...

LV= to underwrite life applicants with chronic medical conditions

LV= is updating its underwriting strategy for those living with chronic medical conditions -...

TRM Network makes marketing appointment

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has welcomed Danielle Wilson as its latest hire...

TRM Network hires head of protection

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has announced Vincent O’Connor as its new head of protection. In this...

Covid to spur borrowers to seek mortgage advice

Research from Legal & General Mortgage Club has found that 60% of borrowers whose...

Covid responsible for 32% of the Exeter’s IP claims

The Exeter paid over £10.1m in income protection (IP) during 2020, equating to 91% of...

TRM Network to hold May virtual training event

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network is to hold its second virtual national training...

New BDM for National Friendly

Bristol based National Friendly has announced the appointment of Gavin Brooks to the role...

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Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

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:...

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Mental health emerges as leading cause of long-term sick leave, MetLife finds

Mental health conditions have become the leading cause of long-term sickness in the workplace,...

50-year mortgages risk leaving borrowers with heavy long-term costs

Mortgage specialists at Mojo Mortgages have warned that proposals for 50-year terms, recently raised...

Manufacturers press ministers to tackle late payments

Manufacturing SMEs have urged the government to strengthen protections against late payment after new...

MorganAsh backs inclusion drive but urges improvement in vulnerability data

MorganAsh has given its support to the Government’s refreshed Financial Inclusion Strategy, but warned...

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