PMI

The Exeter introduces lower cost healthcare alternative

Protection and health insurer, the Exeter, has announced the inclusion of a new guided...

Royal London bolsters mental health underwriting

Royal London has unveiled a series of changes to its mental health underwriting philosophy....

Over 18m struggled to access NHS treatments when needed

New data from protection and health insurer the Exeter has revealed that over 18...

National Friendly introduces new PMI product

National Friendly has announced the launch of its new private medical insurance product, My...

Paradigm Protect partners with Assured Futures

Paradigm Protect has announced a new partnership with Assured Futures, the specialist life and...

Paradigm Protect unveils new PMI proposition

Paradigm Protect has launched a new Private Medical Insurance (PMI) proposition to member firms. The...

The Exeter announces chair designate

The Exeter has announced that Peter Hubbard is joining its board as a non-executive...

Health and wellbeing support needs to adapt to hybrid working

Research from Towergate Health & Protection shows that on average 45% of employees are...

Legal & General Group Protection launches new ‘Virtual Clinic’

Legal & General Group Protection has announced the launch of its new Virtual Clinic,...

National Friendly appoints executive head of marketing

Georgia d’Esterre has been appointed to the newly created role of executive head of...

Pressure growing on line manager wellbeing

43% of line managers in UK businesses with more than 250 employees are managing...

Health Shield appoints new CEO

Health Shield Friendly Society has announced the appointment of Jacqui Carr as its new...

Are NHS waiting times a new consideration for advisers?

The widespread disruption brought to NHS services by the Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant...

Royal London provides Helping Hand to wellbeing

Royal London has expanded its Helping Hand service to include health and wellbeing support...

COMMENT

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Latest news

Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...

Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...

Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...

Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...

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