General Insurance

Paymentshield adds LV= to lettings panel

Home insurance provider Paymentshield has announced the addition of LV= to its tenants’ contents...

AMI hits out at FSCS levy hike

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has slammed the decision by the Financial Services...

Paymentshield promises technological ‘war chest’ investment

General Insurance (GI) firm Paymentshield is investing in technology to to help advisers fight...

My 2021 general insurance wishlist

After the unforeseen events of 2020, it’s time to look to the future and...

TRM appoints general insurance head

Amy Wilson has been appointed as head of general insurance at The Right Mortgage...

Covéa Insurance joins Uinsure panel

Covéa Insurance has become the latest provider to join Uinsure’s Adviser Platform. There are now...

Ceta joins TRM’s GI panel

Ceta insurance has joined the general insurance panel supporting brokers within the Right Mortgage...

Source Insurance appoints associate sales director

Lee Denton has been promoted by Source Insurance to the position of associate sales...

Source Insurance sponsored swimmer achieves world first

Ice swimmer Cath Pendleton, who is sponsored by Source Insurance, has added another first...

Ceta Insurance unveils broker reward programme

Specialist non-standard GI broker, Ceta insurance, has launched a new loyalty and reward programme...

Legal & General Insurance unveils new learning & development hub

Legal & General Insurance has launched its online learning and development hub to support...

LV= appoints GI partnership director

LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) has announced the appointment of Simon Hird as its...

Rebrand for friendly society

Shepherds Friendly has unveiled a new brand identity and website. The friendly society’s look...

Renters living in insurance blackhole

Paymentshield research has revealed that only one in three renters have contents insurance. The insurance...

COMMENT

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Mortgage Magic launches Secure Portal through Microsoft Windows Store

Mortgage Magic has made its Secure Portal available through the Microsoft Windows Store, with...

The Cambridge relaunches interest-only fixed rate mortgages

The Cambridge has relaunched a selection of fixed rate mortgage products, including interest-only options...

Vernon BS adds free legals to selected remortgage deals

Vernon Building Society has partnered with Optimus to introduce a free legals service on...

Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

Paragon Bank has launched a Tailored service to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall...

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