Protection

25-44 year olds considering income protection since Covid

8.3m (48%) of 25-44 year olds without income protection have become interested in taking...

Widespread lack of mortgage protection highlighted

26% of existing or aspiring homeowners have missed a mortgage payment because of accident or...

LV= reveals Covid-19 payouts

LV= has revealed that life insurance, critical illness and income protection claims caused by...

Homeworkers want mental health support from employers

87% of people working from home have or would like to have better access...

LV= paid out £6.5m in Covid claims last year

LV= paid record individual protection claims totalling nearly £118 million during 2020. The insurer...

SBG hire signals service expansion

Sesame Bankhall Group has announced the appointment of Emma Thomson in the newly created...

LV= extends protection maximum age limits

LV= is extending its life insurance contract terms across several product lines to provide...

Further research into strain of latest lockdown

Among those working from home since the pandemic, just 33% are accepting of the...

Royal London paid out £13m for 2020 Covid claims

Insurer Royal London paid £13.1 million to over 2,100 customers' families for Covid-19 claims...

The Exeter appoints new chief exec

The Exeter has announced that Isobel Langton will succeed Andy Chapman as its new...

Sourcing system offers life insurance quote platform

Iress has partnered with Codepotato to provide advisers with their own branded life insurance...

The Exeter sees record HealthWise services usage

The Exeter has reported that usage of its HealthWise services more than double in...

Towergate launches open-access GP Hero

Towergate Health & Protection has introduced a new online GP service. GP Hero enables employees...

Royal London introduces new protection menu tool

Royal London has unveiled a protection tool which helps provide menu protection plans for...
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COMMENT

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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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Building Societies

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
Building Societies

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...
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Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...
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Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

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