Protection

Claims firms made £5bn from PPI

A Public Accounts Committee report has revealed that claims management companies charged victims of the PPI...

Rogue claims management firms targeted

A pair of claims firms suspected of making thousands of nuisance calls and ripping...

Income, assets & membership rise at Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly has reported continued growth during 2015, with income, assets and membership all increasing. Premium...

Scottish Widows reveals 2015 protection payments

Scottish Widows has revealed that it paid out over £219 million in life and critical...

FSE Manchester reveals seminar schedule

Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester has published details of its seminar programmes for the event...

Scottish Widows highlights seriousness of strokes

Scottish Widows has warned that just 39% of Brits feel that protecting their families in the event...

Research highlights UK’s financial resilience gap

44% of the UK population say that their savings would last just a couple...

VitalityLife hires new national accounts director

VitalityLife has appointed Dave Ewens as national accounts director. He has responsibility for managing...

Paradigm launches group risk panel

Paradigm Protect has launched a Group Risk panel for the benefit of its member...

VitalityLife moves to finger-prick testing

VitalityLife is by introducing finger-prick testing to the UK life insurance market. This means that...

Mike Rogers to stand down as LV= chief exec

Mike Rogers has told the board of LV= that he intends to step down as...

Modern work affecting health & productivity

High stress and lack of physical activity are causing industries to lose up to...

Defaqto offers business protection guide

Defaqto has published its latest guide for advisers, exploring the business protection market.  It argues that business...

Holloway Friendly increases new business commission

Holloway Friendly has announced a 14% rise in new business commission rates for advisers...

Latest POLL

COMMENT

Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

Latest news

West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...