Protection

Revolution Touchpoint growth for Stonebridge

Stonebridge Group has reported an increase in financial promotion activity from users of its...

First Complete membership reaches 1,000

The number of appointed representatives in First Complete network has now passed the 1,000...

VitalityLife launches special offer discount

VitalityLife has launched a 5% discount for new Optimiser policies. The discount applies to new Life Cover...

Aegon UK improves multi-benefit offering

Aegon UK has made changes to its multi-benefit proposition for both personal protection and business...

High Court rules in favour of Cirencester Friendly

The High Court in London this week agreed to set aside two Financial Ombudsman...

L&G increases group protection payout total

Over 2014 Legal & General paid 97% of all claims on its group protection...

Holloway Friendly launches critical illness IP policy

Holloway Friendly has unveiled what it claims to be a unique critical illness income protection...

Vitality partners with the Cherries

Vitality is to become the Official Health and Wellness Partner of AFC Bournemouth following...

L&G reveals stroke-related critical illness data

Legal & General paid out just over £9.75m in stroke related critical illness cover...

Royal London paid out 94% in critical illness claims

Royal London's UK Intermediary protection business has paid out £132 million to critical illness...

Strong growth for Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly paid out 94% of claims in 2014, with sick pay benefit totalling...

Stonebridge reports protection activity growth

Stonebridge Group has announced continued growth in protection activity and commission levels over the...

First Complete launches PMI panel

First Complete has launched a panel of Private Medical Insurance (PMI) providers, an addition...

Paradigm partners with ActiveQuote

Paradigm Protect, the protection proposition for advisory firms, has begun a new introducer relationship...

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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