Protection

Research shines light on importance of advisers for SMEs

Research from Legal & General has found that 73% of SMEs which took out a...

Students want counselling options within protection policies

64% of students would value individual protection policies which provide access to counselling services,...

Cirencester Friendly unveils critical illness support for children

Income protection provider Cirencester Friendly is offering a new member benefit as part of its...

Addressing the first-time buyer protection gap

As an adviser, when you see a first-time buyer client, what are their main...

Nationwide to pay up to £2m in new PPI refunds

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued Nationwide with legal directions after it...

SME Group Life offering enhanced by MetLife

MetLife has improved its Group Life proposition to focus on small-to-medium enterprise SME employees'...

PPI largely behind increase in financial services complaints

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed an increase in complaints from 3.91m in...

Royal London improves income protection for NHS professionals

Royal London has made changes to its income protection proposition for NHS medical professionals. Three...

New Royal London life policy covers severe mental health conditions

Royal London has launched a pilot offering life insurance to individuals with severe mental...

Right Mortgage & Protection Network opens registration for its largest roadshow

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network is to hold its main roadshow event for...

Paradigm Protect expands provider panel

Directly authorised protection proposition Paradigm Protect has announced the add-on of protection insurance specialist, APRIL...

Gender care gap affecting working women

New research from AIG Life shows a gender care gap is costing women at...

Fosters Financial joins JLM Mortgage Services

JLM Mortgage Services has revealed that East Anglian advisory firm, Fosters Financial, has joined...

L&G offers Rental Protection Plan to all intermediary partners

Legal & General is fully rolling out its Rental Protection Plan (RPP) for tenants. Earlier...

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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