Protection

Record recruitment month for Stonebridge

Stonebridge Group has today revealed August 2019 was a record month for appointed representative...

HLPartnership to hold technology and marketing workshops

HLPartnership (HLP) is holding six workshops during September for its network members and other...

Core business up at Stonebridge Group

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has reported an increase across all three of...

The Skipton unveils new life and critical illness deals

The Skipton Building Society has introduced new life and critical illness products. The new deals...

Usay Compare appoints managing director

Usay Compare has announced the appointment of Mark Noble as its new managing director. Noble...

Defaqto revamps CIC Compare tool

Defaqto has updated its Critical Illness Comparison tool, CIC Compare to include decreasing term...

Protection added to OMS platform

One Mortgage System (OMS), the processing platform for mortgage intermediaries, specialist distributors, networks and...

FCA tells claims management firms to raise ad standards

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that claims management companies (CMCs) need to...

A quarter of SMEs would shut instantly on key person death

26% of UK small businesses would have to shit immediately if a key person...

Legal & General Mortgage Club reveals Autumn event schedule

Legal & General Mortgage Club has published its calendar of Autumn events and roadshows. The...

L&G improves and simplifies critical illness offering

Legal & General has updated its critical illness (CI) offering with improved cover and...

One-third of direct mortgage customers have no protection

34% of Legal & General Mortgage Club consumers who purchased their mortgage direct from...

OneFamily appoints distribution director

OneFamily has appointed Miles Bingham as its new distribution director. Bingham (pictured) has 30 years of...

People not financially coping with ‘life events’

New research from StepChange Debt Charity has revealed that people who had experienced a...

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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