Protection

New hires for SimplyBiz Mortgages

SimplyBiz Mortgages has appointed Hannah Keane and Brian Wills as it develops its face-to-face contact...

IPT – call it what it is, a tax on consumers

It came as no surprise to the insurance industry that the Chancellor George Osborne...

National account hires for network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Aidan McCarthy and Philip Emanuel as...

BUDGET 2016: claims management review

A report into the claims management sector was published as part of the Budget...

BUDGET 2016: further hike in IPT

In today's Budget, George Osborne’s announced that the standard rate of Insurance Premium Tax...

L&G improves Term and Terminal Illness cover

Legal & General has made changes to all its Term Assurance products and Terminal...

The Exeter launches financial calculator

The Exeter has launched an online Forecast Calculator to help advisers engage their customers...

Cirencester Friendly appoints two new non-executive directors

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Janice Banks and Marian Evans as non-executive directors. Banks has over...

First Complete expands protection panel

First Complete has announced that specialist insurance broker Pulse has joined its protection panel. Pulse...

The Nationwide offers ‘e-gift’ for protection customers

The Nationwide Building Society is offering customers a £75 Marks & Spencer e-gift card...

FCA to investigate six life firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has this morning published a report setting out its findings...

Stonebridge raises £8k for Macmillan Cancer Support

Stonebridge Group has begun its 2016 charity campaign for Macmillan Cancer Support by raising over...

Barclays increases PPI provision as profits fall

Barclays plc has reported an 8% fall in statutory pre-tax profits for 2015 to £2.073...

Financial protection “becoming a decreasing priority”

Only 8% have critical illness insurance and only 33% have life cover, according to...

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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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The Monmouthshire reports 61% rise in profits

Monmouthshire Building Society has reported a sharp rise in annual profits. The Newport-headquartered mutual saw...

Value of rental arrears falls for first time since 2021 amid easing rent growth

The average value of rent arrears has fallen year-on-year for the first time since...

Clydesdale Bank cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is making widespread reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges this...

Quantum Mortgages appoints new BDMs

Quantum Mortgages has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of two new business...