Protection

Royal London offering mortgage protection initiative for L&C

Royal London has partnered with L&C to develop and test a new life insurance...

L&G launches ‘Buy Now’ life policy on Confused.com

Legal & General has launched a Buy Now life insurance policy with Direct Life....

‘Record figures’ for First Complete and Pink

First Complete and Pink have reported that their mortgage, protection and general insurance sales...

South West workers lack protection cover

People living in the South West of England are feeling increasingly financially squeezed. In 2014,...

Protection payouts up at Scottish Widows

Scottish Widows paid out 99.38% of life claims in 2016, an increase of 0.5%...

Automated calls top list of grumbles

New research has found that automated phone calls, such as from PPI claims companies,...

Source adds new lifestyle insurance product

Source Insurance has introduced a new lifestyle insurance product featuring enhanced cover options, widened acceptance and...

97% of all protection claims paid in 2016

Latest figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group Risk Development (GRiD)...

Cirencester Friendly appoints new commercial director

Cirencester Friendly has appointed David Macgregor to the position of commercial director. Macgregor (pictured) has...

L&G seeks to reduce stigma around mental health

Legal & General has today launched a campaign to use sport to raise awareness, educate,...

Stonebridge hails member productivity boost

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has reported a year-on-year quarterly increase in business applications...

Royal London ups protection cover age

Royal London has made changes to its Income Protection (IP) and Key Person Income Protection...

L&G reveals 2016 protection payout figures

Legal & General paid 2,949 group protection claims worth a total of £264m in...

Scottish Widows appoints protection director

Scottish Widows has appointed Jackie Leiper to the newly created role of protection director. She...

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...

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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