General Insurance

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...

iPipeline updates underwriting base philosophy

iPipeline has introduced an update to its base underwriting philosophy within the SSG Digital...

Ceta cuts non-standard rates

Ceta Insurance has announced rate reductions of up to 30% across a range of...

Paymentshield hires national account manager

Nasar Hussain has been appointed by Paymentshield as its new national account manager for...

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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