Protection

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...

Openwork sees adviser numbers rise in lockdown

Openwork's adviser numbers at have increased to 4,000 in June. Around 100 advisers have joined...

The Exeter reports rise in GP surgeries using electronic reports

The Exeter has revealed a significant increase in the number of GP reports being...
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COMMENT

Fixed rates

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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Building Societies

The Darlington trims mortgage rates by up to 20bps

Darlington Building Society has reduced selected rates across its residential, specialist residential, shared ownership,...
Technology

Brokers review sourcing technology as demand grows for connected systems

Mortgage brokers are increasingly reassessing their technology stacks, with sourcing systems emerging as the...
networks

Rosemount expands internship programme with two Cardiff Business School students

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has welcomed two new interns from Cardiff Business School as...
Building Societies

West Brom cuts shared ownership mortgage rates

West Brom Building Society has reduced selected shared ownership mortgage rates by up to...

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