Protection

Berkeley Alexander launches new flexible ASU policy

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander, in partnership with speciality reinsurer Canopius, has announced the...

HLPartnership secures investment from South African mortgage distributor

HLPartnership (HLP) has secured a strategic investment from BetterHome Group (BHG), the largest mortgage...

HSBC Life (UK) expands its valued added benefits

HSBC Life (UK) is expanding its Value-Added Benefits (VABs) to include policyholders' partners. The...

British Friendly appoints new head of marketing

British Friendly has announced the appointment of Pouja Barot as its new head of...

The Exeter appoints chief risk officer

The Exeter has announced the appointment of Gary Warman as chief risk officer, subject...

UK health system “becoming three-tier”

Clarity Health Insurance has argued that the UK is moving towards to a three-tier...

SBG launches two new protection propositions

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has expanded its protection offering for advisers to provide a...

OneFamily appoints head of protection propositions

The OneFamily Group has appointed Chris McNab as its new head of protection propositions. McNab...

HSBC Life (UK) appoints head of protection distribution

HSBC Life (UK) has appointed Richard Waters as head of protection distribution. Waters (pictured) was...

Access FS turnover up 46%

Access Financial Services has revealed that between April 2023 and April 2024, it increased...

RedArc sees 23% rise in mental health cases

RedArc’s team of professional nurses gave mental health care and support to an additional...

Legal & General updates intermediary protection platform

Legal & General has made a number of updates to its adviser protection platform,...

Royal London aims to be more inclusive towards cancer survivors

Royal London has introduced a new approach to cancer underwriting, broadening the access to...

Building trust when it comes to protection claims

When it comes to protection insurance, the independent advice community could well be called...

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Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...

International demand for UK property investment ‘more diverse than expected’

The UK property market is attracting investment from a much broader range of international...