General Insurance

Paymentshield reports record year of growth

Paymentshield is set to exceed half a million customers in the first quarter of...

Rise in accidental damage claims last year

Data from LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) revealed that accidental damage was the cause...

Ceta Rewards passes membership milestone

Ceta Insurance has announced that over 500 brokers have joined its rewards programme since...

Paymentshield provides automated renters’ insurance

General insurance provider Paymentshield has formed partnerships with two tenant referencing firms, Blinc UK...

Fluent Money Group refreshes brand and website

North-West based form Fluent Money Group has launched its new website, consolidating its six...

Is insurance covering working from home?

Ceta Insurance is calling on brokers to check in with their clients to make sure...

Automation won’t cut out the adviser

Automation is a growing trend within the insurance industry and some advisers might feel...

Source Insurance unveils new broker marketing hub

Source Insurance has launched a marketing hub for brokers and intermediaries looking to expand...

Paymentshield introduces GI Academy to close the “guilty gap”

Paymentshield has launched its GI Academy in order to provide financial advisers with General...

Want more GI sales? It’s all about the PITCH

Insurance is a saturated market. Consumers have many different options available to them. They...

Uinsure partners with Open Money

Uinsure has launched a partnership with financial advice business, Open Money. The partnership will see...

Ceta Insurance hires new head of marketing

Ceta Insurance has appointed James Robathan as head of marketing. He is tasked with developing...

MoneySuperMarket partners with digital insurance distributor

MoneySuperMarket has partnered with digital insurance distributor ATEC Group to offer a non-standard home...

Why aren’t you selling home insurance?

It’s a simple question, but perhaps not so easy to answer. Maybe you’re unaware of...

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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Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

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

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