General Insurance

Covid-19: FCA unveils measures to help insurance customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed a series of temporary measures to help...

Uinsure connects with OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has connected with Uinsure to improve its general insurance (GI)...

MCI Club in GI partnership with Safe & Secure

The MCI Mortgage Club has added a general insurance (GI) referral option for its...

Uinsure adds Zurich to panel

Uinsure has added Zurich to its household and buy-to-let panels of UK insurers. Zurich joining...

Paymentshield provides CPD resource centre for GI

Paymentshield has launched its first CPD resource centre to provide business support to advisers...

ABI: Covid-19 payouts likely to top £1.2bn

Initial estimates from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) suggest that its members expect...

eKeeper partners with Paymentshield

Mortgage advisers using eKeeper’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system will now have access to...

Uinsure to pay two years commission up-front

Uinsure has launched dual initiatives focussed on remortgages and product transfers, offering two years' commission...

Covid-19: Stonebridge outlines business continuity results

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge has revealed the outcome from the first month of significant...

Covid-19 roundtable: time to re-evaluate how we do things

BestAdvice’s recent virtual roundtable saw participants consider how the coronavirus crisis could bring about...

TMA unveils free CRM solution

TMA has launched Toolbox Lite, a free version of the Club’s customer relationship management...

Paymentshield extends Quick Quote capability

Paymentshield has partnered with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, to expand the capabilities of its Quick...

Ageas UK CEO steps down

After 10 years with Ageas UK, Andy Watson has decided to step down from...

Uinsure partners with Beneficial mortgage network

Uinsure has announced a new exclusive, single-tie partnership with Beneficial mortgage network. The insurance firm...

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,...

Latest news

Buyer demand stabilises but mortgage market remains cautious

The UK housing market may be showing early signs of stabilisation but mortgage brokers...

Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers

Slower rental growth and improving affordability across much of the UK could provide some...

ABS 2026 review: Global and UK issues cool the market

It’s that time of the year again when the world of wholesale funding descends...

HomeOwners Alliance appoints Sarah Tucker as lead mortgage commentator

HomeOwners Alliance has partnered with property and mortgage expert Sarah Tucker, who will become...

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