Protection

ABI publishes guide to HIV & life insurance

A new guide has been produced by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to inform...

Stonebridge Group unveils DA proposition

Stonebridge Group has launched Stonebridge Genus, its new proposition for directly authorised (DA) advisers. ...

Cirencester Friendly hires customer care head

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Michelle West-Wiggins as its new head of customer care. She...

The Exeter to replace IT platform 

Insurance IT developer TCP LifeSystems has been contracted by protection provider The Exeter to re-develop its IT platform.  TCP...

TMA unveils new protection panel

TMA Mortgage Club has launch a new flat rate protection panel, TMA Plateau. It means...

Broker Conveyancing added to TenetLime panel

Broker Conveyancing has been added to the conveyancing panel of mortgage and protection firm TenetLime. Tenet...

Paradigm Protect expands Elite Choice Protection panel

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition linked to Paradigm Mortgage Services and Paradigm...

ABI signs up to Women in Finance Charter

The Association of British Insurers has signed up to the Women in Finance Charter...

LV= promotes pair to group executive team

LV= has promoted John Perks, managing director of its retirement solutions business, and Myles...

SimplyBiz Mortgages launches ‘MIP’ team

SimplyBiz Mortgages has created a new field-based 'MIP' (mortgages, insurance and protection) team, designed...

Scottish Widows Protect range made more accessible

50% of the UK’s mortgage holders (8.2 million people) have no life cover in place...

Lack of protection for vital homemakers

Housewives and househusbands are the happiest in their careers despite working more than 60...

ABI announces new chairman

Andy Briggs, CEO of Aviva UK Life and chairman of Aviva Global Life, has been...

L&G reveals children’s critical illness figures

Legal & General paid out £1.9 million in children’s critical illness claims in 2015. The...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

Together expands second charge range into commercial sector

Together has launched a new suite of commercial and semi-commercial second charge products as...

HTB launches ‘Flow’ range with rates from 5.54%

Hampshire Trust Bank has introduced ‘Flow’ - a new buy-to-let tier with rates starting...

Afin waives legal fees on remortgages in broker push

Afin Bank is offering free legal fees on remortgage applications submitted before the end...

Conveyancing delays blamed by 65% of buyers

More than six in ten homebuyers say conveyancing is the biggest cause of delays...

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