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Flood Re – good, bad or ugly?

First announced in June 2013 and originally planned for last summer but delayed again...

Is Flood Re’s future already in doubt?

The record levels of rainfall this winter have brought the misery of flooding to...

Don’t ignore SME clients

There are some 5.2 million small businesses in the UK according to the Federation...

The IPT shockwave

Chancellor George Osborne caught the insurance industry by surprise with a Budget announcement that...

On your bike… 

As I write, the world’s biggest annual sporting event is weaving its way through...

Should we stay or should we go?

No sooner than the election dust settled, political commentators turned their attention to what...

Going paperless: pipedream or reality?

Believe it or not, the dream of a paperless working environment stretches back to...

Keep the customer satisfied

Customer satisfaction is the cornerstone of success for any business, but particularly so in...

New build, new premium?

The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reported robust growth in...

New Year, new start

Another year, another set of resolutions! Having reflected on their lives over the Christmas holidays...

2015: what cards are in the regulatory deck?

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”...

Landlords – a target for 2015

It seems there is no slowing of the growth in the residential private rental...

A landlord’s nightmare

A story to send a shiver of fear down any landlord’s spine caught my...

The Insurance Bill – will it impact you?

Following a second reading in the House of Lords in the summer, it looks...

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AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Turning challenges into opportunities

Delivering better outcomes and protecting more customers is all in a day’s work for protection advisers. But in today’s fast-paced, constantly evolving environment, navigating...

Private credit poses challenges and opportunities for UK CROs

The global financial crash of 2008 revealed the dangers of financial contagion. What began as a collapse in the United States sub-prime mortgage market...

GIS must be at the heart of place-based policymaking

The UK is under increasing pressure to deliver more homes, strengthen national infrastructure, and meet ambitious environmental goals – from the New Towns Taskforce...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage broker dies? I’m teasing, of course. They don’t really die....

Landlords defy the doom – the buy-to-let bounce-back

While the Bank of England recently voted to hold the interest rate at 4%, which will have been disappointing news to landlords who had...

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Survey reveals cost of living pressures and tax fears weighing on mutual’s members

Concerns over the cost of living and the prospect of tax rises continue to...

Hope Capital gains dual recognition for workplace standards

Hope Capital Property Finance has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer and has...

Industry partnership launches 95% funded pathway to address adviser shortage

A national initiative has been launched to confront the growing shortage of qualified financial...

British Business Bank sets out five-year plan to reshape finance for smaller firms

The British Business Bank has outlined plans to deliver what it describes as a...

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