Protection

SimplyBiz unveils “UK’s first” workplace academy

SimplyBiz Group has revealed that the UK’s first workplace academy, designed to support advisers...

The Exeter paid 94% of claims last year

Protection specialist the Exeter has revealed that it paid 94% of income protection claims in...

L&G improves mental health offering

Legal & General has made changes to the support its Group Income Protection provides to...

Openwork triples number of protected individuals

Openwork has revealed that it tripled the number of protection policies recommended to clients...

Holloway Friendly joins forces with online portal

Holloway Friendly has partnered with Synaptic Software to provide its income protection policies through its online...

New hires for SimplyBiz Mortgages

SimplyBiz Mortgages has appointed Hannah Keane and Brian Wills as it develops its face-to-face contact...

IPT – call it what it is, a tax on consumers

It came as no surprise to the insurance industry that the Chancellor George Osborne...

National account hires for network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Aidan McCarthy and Philip Emanuel as...

BUDGET 2016: claims management review

A report into the claims management sector was published as part of the Budget...

BUDGET 2016: further hike in IPT

In today's Budget, George Osborne’s announced that the standard rate of Insurance Premium Tax...

L&G improves Term and Terminal Illness cover

Legal & General has made changes to all its Term Assurance products and Terminal...

The Exeter launches financial calculator

The Exeter has launched an online Forecast Calculator to help advisers engage their customers...

Cirencester Friendly appoints two new non-executive directors

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Janice Banks and Marian Evans as non-executive directors. Banks has over...

First Complete expands protection panel

First Complete has announced that specialist insurance broker Pulse has joined its protection panel. Pulse...

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...

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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...

1.3 million households facing mortgage cost shock

Around 1.3 million additional UK households are now exposed to higher mortgage costs following...

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

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