General Insurance

Paymentshield expands home insurance panel

Paymentshield has taken the number of providers on its home insurance panel to eight, with...

Assurant Intermediary bolsters broker proposition

Assurant Intermediary has added an updated online instant quote system and a facility to...

HLP unveils new preferred GI panel

HLP and MSN advisers now have access to a new preferred panel of general...

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...

COMMENT

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

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...

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