Protection

79% of advisers still offer independent financial advice

69% of all advisers have seen the size of their active client base increase...

Hoyl Underwriting Management sees PI enquiry growth

Hoyl Underwriting Management (HUM), which offers intermediary PI insurance, has witnessed a large number...

Discovery takes remaining stake in Prudential JV

Discovery is to acquire the entire share capital of Prudential Health Holdings Ltd, the...

Engage Mutual hires commercial sales manager

Engage Mutual has appointed Liz Timms as its commercial sales manager. She is tasked with...

TMA and Pink Mortgage Club hold DA business conferences

LSL Property Services firms TMA and the Pink Mortgage Club are running a series...

Aegon UK joins protection campaign

Aegon UK has become the latest provider to pledge its support to the Seven...

My Earnings Insurance available on The Exchange

Cirencester Friendly’s new income protection contract, My Earnings Insurance, has been added to IRESS’...

Lack of personal protection for young women

Younger women are still not financially protecting themselves against breast cancer, the most common...

Engage Mutual releases £5k before probate

Engage Mutual has launched an adviser campaign to show how it can make quicker...

Paradigm to hold Belfast roundtable event

Paradigm Mortgage Services is heading back to Belfast for its next mortgage and protection...

XRAE now offering critical illness sourcing

Critical illness is now available via iPipeline's new indicative underwriting decision tool, XRAE, which is...

Lack of protection take-up by renters

People living in rented houses are far less likely to have certain financial products...

TMA unveils profit share scheme

TMA has launched a profit share scheme for the advisers that use it. ...

Aviva publishes third behavioural science book

Aviva will launch its third New Thinking business book, aimed at helping advisers...

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Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

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East Midlands newbuild prices fall as developers respond to weaker demand

The average asking price of newbuild homes coming to market in the East Midlands...

Principality adds final piece to BDM team with London & SE appointment

Principality Intermediaries has announced the appointment of Melissa Burke as business development manager for...

Arc & Co. secures £16.4m loan for Fareham premium care home development

Specialist debt and equity advisory firm Arc & Co. has completed a £16.4 million...

Former Wales and Lions rugby star joins Howden

Howden has appointed former Wales and British & Irish Lions rugby player Dafydd James...