General Insurance

L&G in GI partnership with the Co-op Bank

Legal & General is embarking on a new partnership with the Co-operative Bank to...

SimplyBiz Group reveals Advice Show line up

SimplyBiz Group is to host a mortgage, general insurance and protection focussed online broadcast of...

Home renovation mishaps for one in seven adults

14% of adults in the UK have faced a home improvement mishap within the last...

Source Insurance makes senior appointment

Source Insurance has appointed Steve Jenkins to the role of head of commercial partnerships. After...

Paul Kelly joins Uinsure from Paymentshield

Uinsure has announced the appointment of Paul Kelly to the new role of director...

Paymentshield improves landlord insurance offering

Paymentshield has made changes to its landlord insurance product and revealed it will now...

Financial professionals ‘should ditch the jargon’

Just 47% of adults are confident with their understanding of the terminology used to explain...

Uinsure recognised in northern tech awards

Uinsure has been recognised as the fourth fastest growing fintech firm in the north...

Insurance firms still failing to meet FCA renewal rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it will take action against general insurance firms...

The Source joins Fairstone GI panel

Source Insurance has been appointed to the general insurance panel of Fairstone, a chartered...

GI provider secures growth capital

General insurance product provider Uinsure has raised growth capital from Perwyn.   North West based Uinsure...

SimplyBiz Mortgages unveils portfolio review facility with Uinsure

In conjunction with Uinsure, SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched a portfolio review service for its...

FTB enthusiasm for advice doesn’t extend to home insurance

While a record number of first time buyers are using intermediaries to arrange mortgages,...

Paymentshield highlights importance of conversation

A recent YouGov poll of 2,088 consumers for Paymentshield found that half of people prefer...

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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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Afin Bank appoints Rob Lankey as director of credit

Specialist lender Afin Bank has appointed industry veteran Rob Lankey as director of credit,...

Shawbrook backs Carmichael Homes’ canal-side development in Falkirk

A multi-million-pound funding facility from Shawbrook Bank is supporting Carmichael Homes’ latest project, The...

StrideUp hails milestone £308m Islamic home finance deal

A landmark £308 million securitisation by StrideUp has reconnected Islamic home finance with the...

Young adults expect six-figure incomes for a ‘good’ retirement, says Royal London

A growing number of young adults believe they will need more than £100,000 a...

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