Protection

Royal London enhances critical illness proposition

Royal London has made changes to its critical illness and children’s critical illness cover...

PRIMIS adds Shepherds Friendly to protection panel

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has welcomed protection specialist, Shepherds Friendly, to its full panel. The move...

Cirencester Friendly joins Institute of Customer Service

Income protection specialist Cirencester Friendly has become a member of the Institute of Customer Service. Michelle...

Some are better at closing the protection gap than others

For as long as I can remember, the advisory profession has been grappling with...

Bankhall and PMS in protection support partnership

Bankhall and PMS Mortgage Club are adding to the protection support available to directly...

New record for Stonebridge recruitment

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge achieved record results for appointed representative (AR) recruitment into...

CURA Financial Services joins Primis panel

Primis Mortgage Network has welcomed protection intermediary, CURA Financial Services, onto its panel. Advisers in...

The Exeter’s chief exec to retire

Andy Chapman, chief executive at health and protection insurer, the Exeter, is to retire...

British Friendly joins Paradigm Protect panel

Directly authorised protection proposition Paradigm Protect has added mutual protection provider, British Friendly, to...

New landlord insurance from Assurant Intermediary

Assurant Intermediary has launched a new landlord product in association with digital insurance provider,...

L&G signs up to ‘Claims Charter’

Legal & General has signed up to The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) ‘Claims Charter’. Launched...

‘Glaring’ protection gap with SMEs

27% of SMEs surveyed by YouGov for Royal London, equating to an estimated 1.6...

Stonebridge lending volumes up 11%

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge has published its 2019 trading results. Mortgage completions nudged £8...

Record payouts for MetLife UK’s MultiProtect

2019 claim figures for MetLife UK’s MultiProtect policy reached a record high. MetLife UK paid...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...