Protection

Protection payouts up at Scottish Widows

Scottish Widows paid out 99.38% of life claims in 2016, an increase of 0.5%...

Automated calls top list of grumbles

New research has found that automated phone calls, such as from PPI claims companies,...

Source adds new lifestyle insurance product

Source Insurance has introduced a new lifestyle insurance product featuring enhanced cover options, widened acceptance and...

97% of all protection claims paid in 2016

Latest figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group Risk Development (GRiD)...

Cirencester Friendly appoints new commercial director

Cirencester Friendly has appointed David Macgregor to the position of commercial director. Macgregor (pictured) has...

L&G seeks to reduce stigma around mental health

Legal & General has today launched a campaign to use sport to raise awareness, educate,...

Stonebridge hails member productivity boost

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has reported a year-on-year quarterly increase in business applications...

Royal London ups protection cover age

Royal London has made changes to its Income Protection (IP) and Key Person Income Protection...

L&G reveals 2016 protection payout figures

Legal & General paid 2,949 group protection claims worth a total of £264m in...

Scottish Widows appoints protection director

Scottish Widows has appointed Jackie Leiper to the newly created role of protection director. She...

PPI remains most complained about product

Payment protection insurance (PPI) is the most complained about product, the Financial Conduct Authority...

Income, assets and membership up at Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly has reported growth during 2016, with income, assets and membership all increasing. Premium income rose...

HL Partnership adopts SolutionBuilder

HL Partnership has adopted iPipeline's research, quote and apply solution, SolutionBuilder. SolutionBuilder allows advisers to compare...

Lack of SME awareness about business protection

53% of UK SMEs would close within a year if a key employee died or...

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Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

The 12 Days of Christmas: Staying front of mind when clients go quiet

December has long been a quiet month for mortgage advisers. By mid-November, many client conversations slow or pause entirely, often with the familiar refrain:...

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AUTUMN BUDGET: Industry braces for impact

On Wednesday, the Chancellor is due to deliver the second highly anticipated Autumn Budget...

Houzecheck launches “Bruce the Beaver” to drive brand recognition in surveying

Proptech firm Houzecheck is introducing a new mascot, Bruce the Beaver, in a bid...

AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for...

Mental health emerges as leading cause of long-term sick leave, MetLife finds

Mental health conditions have become the leading cause of long-term sickness in the workplace,...

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