Protection

L&G reveals children’s critical illness figures

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

Multimillion pound fine for CT Capital

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined CT Capital Ltd £2,360,900 for serious failings...

Brits prioritise broadband and mobiles over protection

Although 21% of people have admitted their household would not be financially secure for...

L&G reveals 2015 individual protection figures

Legal & General has reported that it paid out £542 million in individual protection claims...

Fall in Relevant Life Plan awareness

Awareness of Relevant Life Plans (RLPs) has reduced by 24% in the last two...

Network reveals new commission payment schedule

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network will be paying commissions on a weekly basis,...

Benefit cuts should necessitate protection reviews

Changes and cuts to welfare benefits will provide advisers with the perfect opportunity to...

MetLife launches MultiProtect cover

MetLife is expanding the protection market with the launch of its MultiProtect accident and...

Renters at risk from long-term illness

Nearly five million renters in the UK have no plans in place to cover...

‘Exeter Assist’ service unveiled

The Exeter has launched a new health and wellbeing service in partnership with workplace...

Claims firms made £5bn from PPI

A Public Accounts Committee report has revealed that claims management companies charged victims of the PPI...

Rogue claims management firms targeted

A pair of claims firms suspected of making thousands of nuisance calls and ripping...

Income, assets & membership rise at Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly has reported continued growth during 2015, with income, assets and membership all increasing. Premium...

Scottish Widows reveals 2015 protection payments

Scottish Widows has revealed that it paid out over £219 million in life and critical...
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COMMENT

Fixed rates

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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Building Societies

The Darlington trims mortgage rates by up to 20bps

Darlington Building Society has reduced selected rates across its residential, specialist residential, shared ownership,...
Technology

Brokers review sourcing technology as demand grows for connected systems

Mortgage brokers are increasingly reassessing their technology stacks, with sourcing systems emerging as the...
networks

Rosemount expands internship programme with two Cardiff Business School students

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has welcomed two new interns from Cardiff Business School as...
Building Societies

West Brom cuts shared ownership mortgage rates

West Brom Building Society has reduced selected shared ownership mortgage rates by up to...

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