Protection

L&G improves group critical illness proposition

Legal & General has made a number of updates across its group critical illness...

Vintage Corporate joins GRiD

Employee benefits consultancy Vintage Corporate Ltd has become the latest business to join GRiD,...

VitalityInvest appoints deputy CEO

Justin Taurog, VitalityLife’s managing director of sales and distribution, has been appointed as deputy...

L&G appoints partnerships managing director

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Ali Crossley, as the new managing...

It’s a huge mistake to ignore GI and protection

While I appreciate that the Christmas party season is now in full effect, and...

77% say mental health has affected their performance at work

A Legal & General survey at its second Not A Red Card Forum has...

Royal London CEO to step down

Royal London's group CEO Phil Loney has decided to stand down by the end...

L&G updates protection case management system

Legal & General has made changes to its intermediary case management system, Online Protection...

Royal London broadens critical illness cover

Royal London has made changes to its critical illness cover (CI) for three of...

Millions borrowing to pay for their insurance

New research from Premium Credit has found that more than two million people are...

L&G adds DocuSign functionality to group protection claims

Legal & General is improving its group income protection (GIP) claims experience by introducing...

Network hails its largest ever training event

On 29 November, The Right Mortgage & Protection Network held its largest bi-annual National...

The Exeter highlights scale of under-insurance for those with health conditions

Protection insurer The Exeter has published An Unhealthy Situation – a report into the...

Health Assured joins group risk industry body

EAP and wellbeing provider, Health Assured has joined group risk industry body GRiD. GRiD represents...

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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