Protection

Royal London reveals 2017 protection claim statistics

Royal London has reported that it paid out over £517m in protection claims last...

Mobile insurance more popular than critical illness cover

Scottish Widows has found that despite 21% of people admitting their household wouldn’t survive...

Right Mortgage and Protection Network partners with Canada Life

Canada Life Individual Protection is now available to members of the Right Mortgage &...

Scottish Widows publishes 2017 protection claims statistics

Scottish Widows paid out 98.99% of life claims and 93.06% of critical illness claims...

Paradigm Protect partners with Canada Life

Paradigm Protect has launched a new relationship with retirement, investment and protection provider, Canada...

The Exeter to provide IP for Type 2 Diabetes

The Exeter has changed its underwriting approach to offer income protection (IP) cover to...

L&G introduces mental health awards

Legal & General has launched its Not A Red Card Awards to celebrate what...

PMS and Sesame launch protection gap campaign

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network are launching a campaign designed to help reduce the...

The Right DA Club unveils compliance packages

The Right DA Club, the directly authorised arm of The Right Mortgage Ltd, has...

SimplyBiz Group reveals Advice Show line up

SimplyBiz Group is to host a mortgage, general insurance and protection focussed online broadcast of...

Underwriting most important consideration for protection advisers

Defaqto has published a review of the service provided by protection providers as rated...

L&G reveals 2017 group protection claim figures

Legal & General paid 2,614 group protection claims in 2017. The claims were worth a...

Paradigm Protect offers protection helpdesk for members

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition, has introduced a new helpdesk specifically focused...

VitalityLife makes improvements to Serious Illness Cover

VitalityLife’s Serious Illness Cover offering has been improved, with new conditions added, existing definitions...

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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