Protection

MetLife unveils simplified income protection for mortgages

MetLife has introduced MortgageSafe, a new simplified income protection policy. The policy provides a...

AIG Life appoints commercial director

AIG Life has announced the appointment of Neil Davies as commercial director. Davies has over...

LV= raises protection non-medical limits

LV= has made a number of changes to non-medical underwriting limits for Flexible Protection...

L&G appoints medical officer

Legal & General Insurance has announced the appointment of Dr Tarun Gupta to the...

iPipeline offers pre-application indicative decisions

IPipeline has launched a new online self-serve tool that will allow advisers to get...

LV= acquired by private equity firm

Liverpool Victoria Financial Services Limited (LV=) has agreed to be acquired by Bain Capital,...

Owl Financial supports advisers seeking CertPro qualification

Owl Financial, Openwork’s specialist protection advice business, is helping its advisers to be among...

WorkLife and Unum in protection partnership

Employee benefits portal, WorkLife, has joined forces with group insurance provider Unum to add a...

L&G unveils digital-first group protection proposition

Legal & General Insurance has partnered with Salary Finance to launch Protect; a mobile-first,...

300 sign up for SimpyBiz protection event

SimplyBiz Group has reported over 300 bookings for its ‘Protection Academy’ event, in the...

LifeQuote launches comparison service with Quilter

SmartCompare, LifeQuote’s new product comparison service, is now available to Quilter advisers, linked to their...

TMA Club issues last call for virtual ELEVATE conference

TMA Club is calling on advisers to register for its 2020 ELEVATE conference as...

Rebrand for friendly society

Shepherds Friendly has unveiled a new brand identity and website. The friendly society’s look...

Owl Financial reaps rewards from online face-to-face advice

Owl Financial, Openwork’s specialist protection advice business, has arranged over 47,000 policies since the...

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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