Protection

Women must look after their own protection needs

48% of working women in the UK don’t have any form of protection policy...

Scottish Widows’ protection cover now on LifeQuote

Scottish Widows has launched its flexible life insurance products, Scottish Widows Protect, on LifeQuote. Through...

FCA sets PPI complaint deadline

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set a deadline for making new payment protection insurance...

Personal Touch launches Business Development Suite

Personal Touch has unveiled a new system designed to help its members boost productivity...

Norwich intermediary expands into the capital

Norwich based mortgage intermediary NM Finance has expanded its team and opened a new office in...

Openwork improves protection information reporting

Openwork has introduced Personalised Risk Reports that help advisers emphasise the importance of protection...

Scottish Widows adapts critical illness policy wording

Scottish Widows has updated the critical illness definitions for Scottish Widows Protect, its intermediary...

ABI wants income protection ‘win-win’

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the government to introduce a...

Cohabitees have greater financial risk

Aviva’s Family Finances research indicates that nearly two million UK cohabitees (51%) say government...

SortRefer offers ‘fall through’ protection

SortRefer is offering customers the ability to protect themselves against financial loss in the event...

Stonebridge Group expands protection panel

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has added two new providers to its protection...

L&G unveils Trainsmart programme

Legal & General is introducing a computer-based test for advisers, known as Trainsmart. It was announced at...

Protection ‘rules of thumb’ out of date

A new report from Aegon, and actuarial firm EValue, has found that economic conditions as...

One in three SMEs affected by ‘critical’ business issues

New research by Direct Line for Business indicates that 31% of UK small business owners have experienced...
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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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Buy-to-let

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...
Cover

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

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

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...
Education

Four in five first-time buyers say schools failed to teach mortgage basics

Almost four in five UK first-time buyers believe their education failed to prepare them...

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