Protection

Paradigm Protect launches new CPD webinar series

Paradigm Protect has launched a series of online CPD webinars for member firms covering...

iPipeline appoints new national account manager

iPipeline has recruited Jacqui Weddell as its new national account manager. Weddell (pictured) has over 25 years...

Covid-19: £980k in life claims paid out every day

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed that insurers received 7,000 life insurance...

National Friendly sponsors virtual Memories by Moonlight

National Friendly is the sole sponsor of the very first virtual Memories by Moonlight...

Mortgage broker protection sales worst hit by Covid

iPipeline has published statistics for new protection business processed through its platforms in Q2...

Self-employed income fragility highlights protection need

New research has found that 17% of self-employed workers in the UK have no...

Royal London unveils Helping Hand discounts

Royal London has made changes to its legal support available through Helping Hand to...

Covid-19: quarter of over-50s’ retirement plans dented

18% of people aged 50 and over say that the Covid-19 pandemic has already...

LV= improves cover for families

LV= has mace changes to the LV= Flexible Protection Plan, its menu-based approach to...

Who doesn’t have a protection need?

For some, protection can seem like the great unmentionable with clients. For every advisory...

Covid’s effects on physical and mental health revealed

Research from protection provider LV= has found that lockdown has benefitted the general population’s...

iPipeline introduces new protection solution

iPipeline has launched a new integrated solution that will allow advisers to view each...

Parents with young children will have greatest need for protection

New independent research for HSBC Life UK shows that financial advisers believe increased demand...

Royal London expands Helping Hand service

Royal London is providing customers with free access to mental and physical wellbeing apps. The...

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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Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

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

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

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...

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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