General Insurance

Brightstar Group unveils insurance brokerage

The Brightstar Group has launched Solstar, an insurance brokerage providing a referral service for...

Consumer Duty Q&A: Phil Lewis, Source Insurance

BestAdvice fires questions on Consumer Duty at Phil Lewis, head of compliance and risk...

Berkeley Alexander refreshes mid & high net worth panels

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has announced a refresh of its Mid Net Worth...

Leeds BS partners with Uinsure

Leeds Building Society has announced a partnership with insurance technology firm, Uinsure, that will...

Paradigm Protect adds general insurance test to CPD academy

Paradigm Protect has added a new General Insurance (GI) test to its CPD Academy...

Ceta Insurance reaches Infinity member milestone

Ceta Insurance has welcomed the 10,000th member of its broker Infinity portal last week. ...

TRM network to hold regional roadshows in April

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has announced the launch of its Regional April...

Paymentshield improves its home insurance quote process

General insurance (GI) solutions provider Paymentshield has introduced a new, optimised home insurance quote...

Smartr365 integrates UinsureCX

End-to-end mortgage platform, Smartr365, has bolstered its home insurance offering through the integration of...

Uinsure CX offers automated insurance quotes for intermediaries

Uinsure has introduced a new technology, Uinsure CX, which it says allows firms and...

Berkeley Alexander unveils 2023 apprentice scheme

General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander, has announced the launch of its 2023 apprentice programme. ...

Berkeley Alexander expands commercial team

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has recruited Danielle Hubert as a commercial account handler. This...

Millions at risk of home under-insurance

A poll by home insurer NFU Mutual has found that millions of home owners...

Paymentshield reveals senior management changes

General insurance platform provider Paymentshield has announced that Colm Tully has become commercial director...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...

Cyberattack disrupts Romanian property transactions

A cyberattack on Romania’s national land registry has disrupted property transactions across the country...

Just Mortgages and April launch 100% LTV mortgage with family support

Just Mortgages has expanded its first-time buyer range with a semi-exclusive joint borrower sole...

Aldermore sets out five-tier mortgage range for borrowers outside high street criteria

Aldermore is to introduce a five-tier residential lending range aimed at borrowers whose circumstances...

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