Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has added two new providers to its protection panel.

Stonebridge appointed representative (AR) firms and members of its DA proposition, Stonebridge Genus, will have access to two new providers, AIG and Royal London. It takes the panel up to six in total with the new firms joining Aviva, L&G, LV= and Vitality.

Paul Nye, director of business partnerships at Stonebridge Group and Stonebridge Genus, said: “Stonebridge offers both a mortgage and protection network for ARs and support for DA firms via our Genus brand. Our Protection Panel is available to both and since its launch we have been increasingly successful at helping advisers identify the opportunity that exists with many clients, not just in protecting their mortgage but also with their wider protection needs.

“This success is largely due to the excellent products, support and systems available from our current providers. The addition of both AIG and Royal London adds considerable strength to what was already a highly impressive line-up.

“With both AIG and Royal London on board, we believe advisers and firms have even greater opportunities to ensure they help clients with their protection needs and we are certain this will act as a springboard for increased activity levels throughout 2017. Stonebridge has seen exponential growth in life/protection activity in recent years and we believe this can continue for some time to come.

“We’re looking forward to working with these two new providers, alongside our existing panel members, in order to maintain and develop ever-stronger relationships across the group.”