News
Maybe Equity Release IS Your Best Bet on Pensions?
In an era of high inflation does it make sense to save cash? It’s a tough question and the correct answer in financial terms is no, it does not. The value of any money set […]
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Deals: Royal London Buys Responsible Group
This is a rare thing, an acquisition announcement from Royal London, one of the last mutual insurers in the UK. It’s interesting that later life finances and pension/insurance scheme choices are top of the agenda […]
Insurance Brokers
Actuaries Now Playing Bigger Role in Equity Release
A review of actuarial work in the equity release mortgage market has found that actuaries are using their skill sets beyond the traditional areas of valuation and capital. Organisations offering equity release products also view […]
Insurance Brokers
Is Life Cover & Equity Release All About The Asset Values? Not Really
If you want to re-think your brand’s Life insurance and Equity Release offers, then have a read of this survey from Royal London. People don’t want to insure fixed assets so much after the age […]
Insurance Brokers
Broker Opps: Reading Residents Are Ready To Invest
Are you a broker looking for new clients? Perhaps Reading is the new hotspot, here’s the word from CMC Markets. New analysis reveals that Reading is home to the keenest investors in the UK. The […]
UK Insurance Trends
Pension Delay is Bad News For The Working Poor
New Aviva research shows more people in the UK aged between 65 and 74 are still working compared to six years ago. The survey, conducted earlier this year, shows a marked increase in the number […]
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Aviva Research Highlights Preference For Equity Release
New research from Aviva shows that more than half of over 55s want to see the benefit of giving significant financial help to their family while they are still alive, rather than leave an inheritance […]
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Is Property a Better Bet Than Private Pensions? Probably
Legal & General has confirmed what most homeowners already know, your house is far more valuable than almost any private pension scheme’s one-off payment. Pensions that a normal wage-earning person can afford, not deluxe public […]