Protection

L&G attains CII accreditation for GI masterclasses

Legal & General has secured accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) for its...

SMP unveils autumn roadshow programme

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has published the dates and venues for its...

L&G to provide business protection to advisers

Legal & General has agreed a deal to help advisers to review corporate documents...

FCA closes Police Mutual investigation

On 3 March 2016 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced investigations into six firms...

Self-employed at risk due to lack of protection

Almost two million self-employed people in the UK are unable to save any money each...

Arnie to star in PPI deadline campaign

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger is featuring in a new...

Millions have had finances damaged by poor health

Aviva has reported that 31% of UK adults have experienced temporary or permanent leave...

68% underestimate real cost of elderly care

Consumers estimate the average cost of residential elderly care for one person to be...

Lack of protection among ‘generation debt’

Renters among the late-Millennial generation (25-34 years old) are one of the least financially...

Paradigm Protect partners with funeral plan provider

Paradigm Protect has announced a new relationship with Golden Charter. Golden Charter is a funeral plan...

Mortgage Support Network to use SolutionBuilder

Mortgage Support Network has adopted iPipeline's research, quote and apply solution, SolutionBuilder. SolutionBuilder allows advisers...

Royal London introduces medical consent e-signatures

Royal London has launched an e-signature solution to obtain customer consent under the Access...

3.5m with a critical illness faced a shortfall in income

Royal London latest research has found that on top of coping with a critical...

Bankhall unveils new mortgage, protection and GI compliance solution

Bankhall has launched a new compliance support solution for directly FCA authorised firms. The...

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...

Latest news

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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