Protection

S&P increases LV=’s rating

Standard and Poor’s has increased Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Ltd (LVFS)’s rating from BBB+...

Aegon improves protection payout percentages

Aegon UK has reported an increase in the value of life protection and critical...

New board appointment at Exeter Family Friendly

Exeter Family Friendly has announced that David Brand is joining as an independent non-executive...

Royal London appoints FD

Royal London has appointed Tim Harris as its new finance director. Harris, who will be...

Great start to 2014 for Berkeley Alexander

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander says sales via its distribution partners are up by...

Aegon UK appoints protection director

Aegon UK has made changes to its protection business. Dougy Grant (pictured), previously retail strategy...

Aviva offers improved employee counselling services

Aviva has broadened its free Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for Group Income Protection clients. This...

Appointment news at Holloway Friendly

Holloway Friendly has announced the appointment of two new staff from Lutine Assurance. The protection...

Paradigm introduces monthly awards

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched its new Lender and Provider of the Month Awards. They...

Canada Life opens up Early Intervention Service availability

Canada Life Group Insurance has expanded its Early Intervention Service, first piloted in 2008,...

Exeter Family Friendly expands Protection Path tool

Specialist protection insurer Exeter Family Friendly has introduced a new suite of material for...

Provider award for Scottish Life

Scottish Life has been given the Provider of the Year 2013 award following a...

L&G offers group protection calculator

Legal & General has unveiled a new online group protection calculator. It provides "instant" quotations...

Exeter Family Friendly unveils income protection tool

Exeter Family Friendly has launched an online tool called the Financial Forecast Calculator to...

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High net worth clients may need more from their lender and their broker, so it’s important that as an adviser, you are ready and...

Housing promises vs. reality: Will the Government deliver on 1.5 million new homes?

Next year will be 80 years since the New Towns Act (1946) was passed through Parliament. As a result of the destruction during WWII, this...

Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

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L&G appoints Jane Simpson as head of strategic accounts for broker partners at Mortgage Services

L&G’s Mortgage Services business has appointed Jane Simpson as head of strategic accounts where...

Market Financial Solutions upsizes £1 billion of funding lines

Market Financial Solutions has upsized and extended multiple institutional funding lines, securing up to...

PDG welcomes FCA market study on pure protection products

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has responded positively to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)...

Precise launches its highest ever LTV products and slashes residential rates

Precise has made a range of improvements to its residential proposition with cheaper pricing...