General Insurance

Paymentshield becomes CPD accredited training provider

General insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield has achieved official CPD-certified status for the learning modules...

Widespread unawareness of tenants’ liability insurance

A significant amount of renters continue to be acutely vulnerable to financial loss due...

Assurant Intermediary appoints new BDM

Assurant Intermediary has appointed David Carr as business development manager (BDM) covering Wales, Midlands...

Revamp for Paymentshield sales team as James Watson retires

General insurance provider Paymentshield has created two director of distribution roles caused by the...

Stonebridge reports completion volume rise of 33%

Mortgage and insurance network, Stonebridge, has reported mortgage application and completion growth through 2021...

Paradigm Protect offers support over new GI rules

Paradigm Protect has provided further support for advisers around the transaction of General Insurance...

Enduralife expands product portfolio

Protection distributor Enduralife is now offering buildings and contents insurance to existing customers. Current customers who...

Source Insurance to recommence CPD driven events

General insurance provider Source Insurance is to welcome brokers back to its masterclass...

PMS and Sesame completions up 18%

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has reported that combined mortgage completions in 2021 through its...

Uinsure launches new online insurance journeys

Uinsure has launched two new insurance journeys on its Adviser Platform. This means advisers can...

IMLA signs up 60th member

Gallagher Re has become the 60th member to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association...

Ceta parent appoints new pricing director

Atec Group, the parent company of Ceta Insurance and MGA Arkel, has appointed Matthew...

Source Insurance streamlines its quote journey

Source Insurance has updated its general insurance platform to help brokers obtain quotes quicker. Source...

Source Insurance appoints director of sales

General insurance provider, Source Insurance, has appointed Carl Oakes as its new director of...
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COMMENT

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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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