Protection

ABI reveals extent of insurance payouts

UK insurers paid out the equivalent of £77m in insurance claims every day, according...

Strong August for First Complete

Mortgage completions in August were up 66% at First Complete, while life sales rose...

Renters more financially vulnerable than homeowners

Those families who rent their homes are less likely to have savings or protection...

Cirencester Friendly partners with RedArc

Cirencester Friendly has joined forces with RedArc, an independent personal nurse adviser provider, to introduce ‘Friendly...

Pink to hold nationwide business conferences

Pink Network has launched a series of business conferences across the UK for its Appointed...

Society of Mortgage Professionals outlines Autumn roadshow schedule

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has published details for its latest series of regional roadshows. Beginning...

Two-thirds exposed to unplanned financial shocks

32% of adults in the UK have experienced a serious financial shock in the past...

ABI seeks to reassure over personal data

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published a new consumer guide on ‘How...

Research reveals protection benefit winners

Employees in the professional services sector receive the highest life assurance and income protection...

L&G paid out all CCIC leukaemia claims last year

Legal & General paid out £422,500 in Children’s Critical Illness Cover (CCIC) claims for...

Key hire for the Right Mortgage & Protection Network

Jane Benjamin, former regional sales director at Pink Network, has joined The Right Mortgage...

New AR for Stonebridge Group

Darlington-based mortgage, protection and wealth advisers, i2i Financial Planning Group has become the latest major...

SMEs unaware of business protection options

Many decision-makers in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are unsure how their businesses is...

ABI: 97.7% of all types of protection policy claims are paid

In 2014, £3.44bn was paid out by protection insurers to nearly 128,500 customers or...

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

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

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

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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