Adviser / Broking

Mortgage advisers can ramp up business by taking a very different yet simple approach with protection, a mortgage advice firm has said.

If an independent body is not appointed to monitor the regulator's performance, the Association of Professional Advisers (APFA) will take on the task itself, the body's chairman told members in a defiant speech last night.

With the protection gap growing, Paul Yates celebrates an unsung hero with access to all levels of the market, the mortgage broker

LifeSearch processed £1,719,351 of business in October, a record sales month, the adviser said.

Brokers across the country could soon be expected to comply with an official British Insurance Brokers' Association code of conduct.

Symponia, the network for care fees planning advisers, is launching a sister company, Symponia Blu, designed to serve the needs of the ‘children' of elderly clients - often elderly themselves.

The quality of talent entering the insurance industry is at an all-time low, according to the latest Skills Survey from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

Openwork is to bolster marketing support it provides for network members with a range of new services.

More than 700,000 people contacted the Money Advice Service (MAS) in the last six months, an increase of 8% compared to last year.

More consumers will buy protection direct from online providers in response to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), an online insurance group has predicted.