Protection

Royal London unveils enhanced children’s CIC

Royal London has introduced flexible options and enhancements to its critical illness cover (CIC)....

Lack of safety net for four million renters

38% of private renters say that they would not be financially secure if their...

Cirencester Friendly paid 94.7% of claims last year

Cirencester Friendly paid 94.7% of claims submitted in 2017, totaling £4.4m in sick pay...

Paradigm lender and provider award winners announced

Paradigm Mortgage Services and Paradigm Protect have announced the winners of their annual Lender and...

Cirencester Friendly hires new key account manager

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Paul Shepherd to the newly created role of key account...

Royal London partners with Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks

Royal London has been appointed by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks as its new partner...

iPipeline reveals TCP LifeSystems acquisition

iPipeline has announced the acquisition of TCP LifeSystems, a software solutions provider to life...

SMEs failing to insure key people

Just 26% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have insurance covering key people in...

Gig economy workers need more protection options

So-called 'gig' economy workers juggle as many as two or more ‘gig’ jobs at...

Diverse Mortgage and Protection adopts Mortgage Brain

Diverse Mortgage and Protection has selected Mortgage Brain as its preferred partner for the...

Lack of personal protection for millions of renters

5.8 million working private renters do not have a plan B in place to...

LifeQuote unveils customisable D2C protection platform

LifeQuote has launched a new direct to consumer service for advisers with an upgraded...

Young people most affected by mental health problems

A new Aviva report into adult wellbeing has found that young people in the UK...

Group risk benefits “shouldn’t exacerbate gender pay differences”

Group Risk Development (GRiD), the industry body for the group risk protection sector, is...
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COMMENT

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...
Buy-to-let

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...
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Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...
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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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