Protection

Cirencester Friendly joins Institute of Customer Service

Income protection specialist Cirencester Friendly has become a member of the Institute of Customer Service. Michelle...

Some are better at closing the protection gap than others

For as long as I can remember, the advisory profession has been grappling with...

Bankhall and PMS in protection support partnership

Bankhall and PMS Mortgage Club are adding to the protection support available to directly...

New record for Stonebridge recruitment

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge achieved record results for appointed representative (AR) recruitment into...

CURA Financial Services joins Primis panel

Primis Mortgage Network has welcomed protection intermediary, CURA Financial Services, onto its panel. Advisers in...

The Exeter’s chief exec to retire

Andy Chapman, chief executive at health and protection insurer, the Exeter, is to retire...

British Friendly joins Paradigm Protect panel

Directly authorised protection proposition Paradigm Protect has added mutual protection provider, British Friendly, to...

New landlord insurance from Assurant Intermediary

Assurant Intermediary has launched a new landlord product in association with digital insurance provider,...

L&G signs up to ‘Claims Charter’

Legal & General has signed up to The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) ‘Claims Charter’. Launched...

‘Glaring’ protection gap with SMEs

27% of SMEs surveyed by YouGov for Royal London, equating to an estimated 1.6...

Stonebridge lending volumes up 11%

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge has published its 2019 trading results. Mortgage completions nudged £8...

Record payouts for MetLife UK’s MultiProtect

2019 claim figures for MetLife UK’s MultiProtect policy reached a record high. MetLife UK paid...

Cirencester Friendly paid 95.7% of claims last year

Individual income protection provider Cirencester Friendly paid 95.7% of claims in 2019, an increase...

The Exeter appoints CIO

The Exeter has appointed Paul Smith as its new chief information officer (CIO). Smith...
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COMMENT

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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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