Protection

Mortgage brokers behind iPipeline business growth

iPipeline has reported another increase in total year on year new business growth through...

60% of Brits don’t have life insurance

Two-thirds of Britons don’t have life insurance, despite a large majority having dependants or property...

Fill in a life insurance form “to avoid costly IHT bill”

Life insurance policy holders who don't complete a simple form are leaving their families...

Royal London appoints new chief executive

The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited has announced that Barry O'Dwyer has been...

Need for protection policies that cover fractures

Adults don't believe individual protection policies cover everyday risks such as broken bones, according...

18m in UK have “illness denial”

AIG Life has stated that 18.3 million people are living with what it has termed...

Sainsbury’s research highlights renters’ life cover gap

Only 26% of renters have life insurance or critical illness cover, in comparison to...

L&G adds protection product for private rented sector

Legal & General has completed the pilot phase of its new Rental Protection Plan...

L&G improves income protection for musculoskeletal conditions

Legal & General has partnered with occupational physiotherapy provider Physio Med,to provide support for...

“Strong year” for Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly has reported an annual increase in premium income, membership and funds under...

Don’t widen the protection gap

There’s always a considerable amount of talk in the adviser market about product diversification,...

People expect to be fit for work for longer

UK workers expect to be physically capable of doing their jobs until past their...

PRIMIS begins registration for summer protection workshops

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has opened registration for its June series of summer protection workshops. The...

L&G revamps income protection offering

Legal & General has made a number of updates to its income protection (IP)...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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The Darlington relaunches foreign currency mortgages

Darlington Building Society has reintroduced foreign currency mortgages to its intermediary range, to support...

Mortgage Guarantee Scheme supported over 56,000 loans before closure

The government’s Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, which ended in June this year, supported more than...

PEXA unveils first TPMA partnership ahead of Sale and Purchase launch

PEXA has been appointed by Amity Law as its third party managed account (TPMA)...

Source Insurance adds Integra to panel

Source Insurance has strengthened its home insurance proposition with the addition of Integra Insurance...