Protection

The Exeter signs up to Vulnerable Customers Charter

The Exeter has become the first insurer to sign up to the Vulnerable Customer...

Royal London provides Helping Hand to wellbeing

Royal London has expanded its Helping Hand service to include health and wellbeing support...

Openwork Partnership partners with PMI specialist

The Openwork Partnership is launching a private medical insurance (PMI) referral service with specialist...

Just Mortgages restructures into two divisions

Broker firm, Just Mortgages, has restructured into two divisions to manage its growth, with changes...

Canada Life offers WeCare service to home finance customers

Canada Life has launched WeCare to its home finance customers, offering a range of...

Assured Futures partners with comparethemarket.com

Specialist life and health insurance intermediary Assured Futures has announced a partnership with comparison...

Cirencester Friendly appoints director of risk & compliance

Cirencester Friendly has made an addition to its senior management team with the appointment...

Pink Pig Loans appoints head of residential mortgages & protection

Pink Pig Loans has announced the appointment of Kate Pedley as its new head...

Minority report mental health condition to insurer

The pandemic has seen 47% of UK adults experience mental health challenges as people faced financial hardship,...

Cirencester Friendly to join IPTF 

Cirencester Friendly will be joining Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) in 2022. The Friendly Society...

Cirencester Friendly hires interim director of distribution and sales

Cirencester Friendly has made another key appointment to its senior management team. Andy Peters has...

Royal London introduces ABI mental health standards

Royal London has launched a new focus on mental health in its pre and...

Legal & General Group Protection unveils Be Well helpline

Legal & General Group Protection has launched the Be Well helpline as part of...

When it comes to managing debt, Income Protection can make all the difference

Last year, the average UK resident had approximately £6,757 in financial savings, a concerning...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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FCA maps out open finance plans with mortgages and SME lending in focus

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out its latest vision for open finance, with...

The Vernon creates chief customer officer role with new appointment

Vernon Building Society has appointed Louise Thorpe as its first chief customer officer. Thorpe (pictured)...

HLPartnership adds Afin Bank to panel

HLPartnership has added Afin Bank to its lender panel, giving advisers across the network...

Mortgage Advice Bureau buys HomeOwners Alliance in push to reach buyers earlier

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has bought consumer platform HomeOwners Alliance as it looks to...

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