Protection

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...

HLPartnership appoints in-house protection guru

HLPartnership has announced the appointment of Steve Fallon as its in-house protection expert to...

LV= pays out £309k for claim lasting 35 years

LV= has revealed that it paid out over £309,000 for a single income protection...

National Friendly adds full income protection policy

National Friendly has launched a full income protection policy, adding to its recently launched...

Direct Life appoints chief commercial officer

Direct Life has announced the appointment of Iain Clark as chief commercial officer. He will...

The Exeter appoints head of strategic partnerships

Health and protection insurer, The Exeter, has announced the appointment of Jamie Page as...

The Exeter simplifies life cover

The Exeter has announced a simplification of its life insurance cover, with its Real...

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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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

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...

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