Protection

The Exeter announces chair designate

The Exeter has announced that Peter Hubbard is joining its board as a non-executive...

Iress adds Shepherds Friendly to The Exchange

Iress has announced that Shepherds Friendly's income protection products are now available on Iress’s...

Older employees feel less supported than younger employees

Older workers are feeling less supported in the workplace than their younger colleagues, according...

Protection Distributors Group adds Claims Charter signatories

Following a review of claims handling practices across the industry, the Protection Distributors Group...

Health and wellbeing support needs to adapt to hybrid working

Research from Towergate Health & Protection shows that on average 45% of employees are...

LV=’s interim chief exec to stand down

LV= has announced that Mark Hartigan, LV= chief executive, intends to step down as...

One-third of over-60s don’t expect to pay for care costs

30% of over-60s do not expect to pay for later life care costs, with...

Access FS in exclusive tie with Vitality

Access Financial Services has agreed an exclusive tie with Vitality to boost the training...

Stonebridge unveils new functionality to address protection gap

Stonebridge has launched new functionality within its wholly-owned trading platform, Revolution, that is designed...

Legal & General Group Protection launches new ‘Virtual Clinic’

Legal & General Group Protection has announced the launch of its new Virtual Clinic,...

iPipeline launches automated life update process

iPipeline has launched a life update process in a move designed to improve transparency. The digital...

Cirencester Friendly unveils two new directors

Cirencester Friendly has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of two new...

Workers struggling with mental health issues

40% of employees are struggling to form strong relationships with their colleagues, as they...

National Friendly partners with bereavement charity

National Friendly and the Cruse Bereavement Support charity have formed a partnership which aims...

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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Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

Four in five first-time buyers say schools failed to teach mortgage basics

Almost four in five UK first-time buyers believe their education failed to prepare them...

Rosemount adds 12 advisers as revenues rise by 39%

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) added 12 advisers during the second quarter as the network...

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