Protection

MetLife expands bereavement and probate service

MetLife has revealed that it is expanding its bereavement and probate service as it...

UK’s “lack of financial protection” highlighted

Scottish Widows is emphasising the need for financial protection in the event that the...

iPipeline integrates with the Key

An integration between iPipeline’s SolutionBuilder and Mortgage Brain’s CRM system, the Key, means advisers...

Long-term work absences a “prevalent issue”

Almost one in five employees surveyed had a long-term absence from work in the...

L&G Business Quality Awards open for submission

Legal & General has unveiled its sixth annual Business Quality Awards (BQAs), with the Outstanding Customer...

Brexit effect won’t be fully felt for years

An industry panel at today's Financial Services Expo (FSE) London have agreed that the...

Getting to Christmas in the best shape

For those that have just come back from their summer holidays, here’s an interesting...

PPI claims ad deemed misleading

PPI claims firm www.thefairtradepractice.co.uk has had an ad banned by the Advertising Standards Authority...

New chairman for Cirencester Friendly

John Quinn has been appointed as the new chairman of Cirencester Friendly. He succeeds Martin...

Paymentshield appoints Covéa Insurance

Paymentshield has appointed Covéa Insurance to provide the cover for two of its protection...

Call for protection players to work together

First Complete is calling on the insurance industry to improve and grow the protection market...

Cirencester Friendly offers IP rider benefits

Cirencester Friendly has introduced ‘My Extra Benefits’ – a package of additional benefits for customers...

Rare rise in individual income protection policies

Latest data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on policies in force has...

New digital proposition from the SMP

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced a new digital programme. It will begin...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

PROFILES