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OMS Tech Talks event focuses on how brokers and lenders compete for the ‘Digital first’ borrowers
One Mortgage System (OMS), the CRM and loan origination platform for intermediaries and lenders, recently hosted its latest Tech Talks event in…
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Vitality warns optimism bias is widening the protection gap
Younger consumers are often presumed to be more optimistic about their health and financial resilience than older generations, but new research from Vitality suggests this confidence…
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Scottish Widows pays 99% of life and critical illness claims
Scottish Widows paid £219 million in life and critical illness claims in 2025, supporting 10,967 customers and their families in the last…
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Advisers must seize ‘huge opportunity’ in later-life lending
The CEO of Air, the UK’s leading later life lending platform, has urged advisers to grasp a ‘huge opportunity’ to help millions…
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IHT on pensions is driving interest rates in property wealth for retirement
The inclusion of unused DC pensions in estates is driving interest in using property wealth for retirement income and increasing the need…
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The lang cat identifies AdviceTech firms to watch
The lang cat has described the “breadth” of tech being developed in the advice market as “tremendous” as it identifies future propositions to watch out for. The lang cat has released the shortlist of five firms that’ll take…
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MetLife UK launches new virtual physio offering to individual protection customers
MetLife UK, the employee benefits and protection provider, is enhancing its individual protection offering with the addition of virtual physiotherapy services across…
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Propertymark backs move to commonhold but warns successful transition depends on regulation, education and market readiness
Propertymark has welcomed proposals from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to phase out the sale of new leasehold flats in…
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Royal London refreshes anniversary emails to strengthen protection engagement
Royal London has refreshed its anniversary emails for protection customers, giving them clearer, more helpful information and strengthening ongoing engagement with their…
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Mortgage market entering ‘commercial era’ as borrower behaviour shifts
For a long time, buying a home has been seen as one of life’s biggest and most emotional milestones; a huge decision…

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