Protection

Scottish Widows produces annual protection summaries

Scottish Widows Protect has introduced its first annual protection summaries to help advisers build ongoing...

The Exeter appoints non-executive director

Health and protection insurer, The Exeter, has appointed Helen McEwan as a non-executive director. McEwan...

Scottish Widows announces fund refresh

Scottish Widows has made a number of changes to its fund range as part of its ‘Driving...

SunLife acquisition completed

Specialist over-50s insurer SunLife has completed its sale from AXA to become part of...

Zurich reveals GI and life claims data

Zurich has revealed that over £1 billion was paid out in claims during the...

Aegon UK appoints CFO

Aegon UK has appointed Stephen McGee as its chief financial officer (CFO). He has held...

Advisers expect worsening protection gap

72% of IFAs believe there is a growing threat of people not having enough...

Redundancy gap for millennials

Millennials could be hit with a bill of around £5,000 on being made redundant,...

Life insurance gap revealed

44% of people with children aged 18 or under, and/ or who are married...

Protection importance highlighted in Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK every year, equivalent to one...

Female breadwinners lacking income protection

The growing importance of the female workforce has been highlighted in new research from...

“Rocketing” stress levels for teachers

252,209 school days were lost due to teacher stress in the last academic year...

TRMPN chooses SolutionBuilder

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has adopted iPipeline's research, quote and apply portal SolutionBuilder. SolutionBuilder is a...

MiFID II repercussions for financial advice?

LifeQuote has claimed that the recent announcement that MiFID will require all investment advice...

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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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