Protection

Scottish Widows highlights seriousness of strokes

Scottish Widows has warned that just 39% of Brits feel that protecting their families in the event...

Research highlights UK’s financial resilience gap

44% of the UK population say that their savings would last just a couple...

VitalityLife hires new national accounts director

VitalityLife has appointed Dave Ewens as national accounts director. He has responsibility for managing...

Paradigm launches group risk panel

Paradigm Protect has launched a Group Risk panel for the benefit of its member...

VitalityLife moves to finger-prick testing

VitalityLife is by introducing finger-prick testing to the UK life insurance market. This means that...

Mike Rogers to stand down as LV= chief exec

Mike Rogers has told the board of LV= that he intends to step down as...

Modern work affecting health & productivity

High stress and lack of physical activity are causing industries to lose up to...

Defaqto offers business protection guide

Defaqto has published its latest guide for advisers, exploring the business protection market.  It argues that business...

Holloway Friendly increases new business commission

Holloway Friendly has announced a 14% rise in new business commission rates for advisers...

Intermediaries offered white labelled protection solution

Cavendish Online has launched a white label service aimed at providing intermediaries with a...

Increase in profits for Just Mortgages

Just Mortgages has reported a 17% rise in profits for the year ending December 2015,...

SMEs vulnerable to defaulting on loans

57% of SMEs had at least one form of business borrowing in 2015,...

FCA reveals fall in complaints

The Financial Conduct Authority has stated that there was a decrease of 1.4% in...

PPI claims firm rapped by ad watchdog

MCL Manchester Claims has had two issues investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA),...

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

Paradigm bolsters leadership team

Paradigm Mortgage Services has made a series of senior appointments including a new head...

Fleet strengthens intermediary sales structure

Fleet Mortgages has promoted two senior business development managers into newly created regional leadership...

Equity Release Council hires Tracy Gorbutt-Powell for risk and policy role

The Equity Release Council has appointed Tracy Gorbutt-Powell as head of risk, policy and...

Together appoints Legal and General Surveying Services as valuation partner

Specialist lender Together has appointed Legal and General Surveying Services as a key valuation...

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