Protection

Benefit cuts should necessitate protection reviews

Changes and cuts to welfare benefits will provide advisers with the perfect opportunity to...

MetLife launches MultiProtect cover

MetLife is expanding the protection market with the launch of its MultiProtect accident and...

Renters at risk from long-term illness

Nearly five million renters in the UK have no plans in place to cover...

‘Exeter Assist’ service unveiled

The Exeter has launched a new health and wellbeing service in partnership with workplace...

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...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

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Broker confidence holds steady as mortgage market cools

Confidence among mortgage brokers held firm in the second quarter of the year despite...

The Suffolk cuts expat mortgage rates amid rising demand

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates across its expat mortgage range, with reductions of...

ModaMortgages unveils eight new limited edition deals

ModaMortgages has expanded its buy-to-let range by launching eight limited edition products at 80%...

Aspen completes £1.57m fast-track deal for repeat investor

Aspen Bridging has completed a £1,575,000 no-valuation bridge in under two weeks for a...