General Insurance

L&G unveils SmartQuote for Intermediaries

Legal & General has launched SmartQuote for Intermediaries, a way for advisers to obtain...

Protection and life sales down but equity release up at LV=

LV= has reported operating profit of £136 million for 2018, up £2m on the...

National Conversation Week to promote financial advice

This year's National Conversation Week, which takes place from 18-24 March, has a focus...

PMS and Sesame report highest mortgage volumes in a decade

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has revealed that combined mortgage completions in 2018 through its...

Networks to host ‘open to all’ conferences

HL Partnership and MSN networks are hosting a series of eight regional conferences in...

Paymentshield improves lettings proposition

Paymentshield has introduced a new tenants contents insurance product. The new product has been designed...

PRIMIS introduces marketing portal for its advisers

PRIMIS has launched a new marketing portal, which allows its members to browse in-house...

Uinsure revamps add-ons and offers new quote result screen

General insurance technology provider Uinsure has made a number of changes to its system and...

TMA partners with Source Insurance

Source Insurance has been appointed to the general insurance panel of The Mortgage Alliance...

Source Insurance cuts quote time

Source Insurance has launched a new question set to help brokers speed up their...

TMA Club unveils new Quote and Apply Engine

TMA Club has announced the launch of its general insurance (GI) Quote and Apply...

Paymentshield introduces Potential Earnings Calculator

Paymentshield has added a new Earnings Calculator to its Adviser Hub to show advisers...

FCA launches consultation on GI value measures data

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation proposing new rules requiring firms...

Stonebridge Group announces continued growth in 2018

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has reported another year of business volume...

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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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HSBC to cut residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a wide range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts rates across core buy-to-let offering

Specialist buy-to-let mortgage provider Zephyr Homeloans has unveiled fresh rate reductions across its standard...

Roma Finance supports £3.35m Colchester industrial scheme

Roma Finance has provided £3.35 million to fund phase one of a 23-unit industrial...

L&G strengthens lender relationships with new strategic appointment

Legal & General’s Mortgage Services business has appointed Vicky Windsor as strategic relationship manager...

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