General Insurance

Two new roles at Paymentshield

Richard Alger has been appointed as head of broker proposition at Paymentshield. He will...

Uinsure unveils #QualityMattersMost campaign

Uinsure has launched a campaign to promote greater quality in the general insurance sector. Following...

Modus joins Paymentshield panel

Paymentshield has expanded its home insurance panel with the addition of Modus. Modus was launched...

West Brom agrees administration deal with Hood Group

Hood Group has been appointed by the West Brom to provide third party administration...

Paymentshield maintains Defaqto 5-star rating

Paymentshield has secured a five-star rating from Defaqto for the sixth year running. Defaqto, the...

Uinsure maintains five star rating

General insurance provider Uinsure has been awarded a Defaqto 5-Star Rating for the fifth...

Another strong year for Stonebridge Group

Stonebridge Group has reported a rise in business volumes in its core mortgage, life/protection and...

Insurance firm boss fined £470k

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Decision Notices in respect of One Call...

First Complete & Pink add mid/high net worth GI offering to panel

First Complete and Pink have revealed that Confidas, a provider of mid net worth...

Sesame adds Uinsure to GI panel

Sesame Network has expanded its general insurance (GI) offering for member firms with the...

Select & Protect offers ‘year one’ introducer commission deal

General insurance provider Select & Protect is offering mortgage brokers 25% year one commission...

Co-op Insurance apprenticeship scheme boosts growth strategy

Co-op Insurance has taken on 25 new apprentices, including students from the Co-op Academies...

Smart security homeowners get home insurance discount

Cocoon has announced a deal with PolicyCastle, the digital home insurance platform, giving people...

Insurance firm fined £4m for misleading customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Bluefin Insurance Services £4,023,800 for having inadequate...
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COMMENT

Comment

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

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MAB research shows confidence among buyers is rising, but many still hesitate

More than half of prospective buyers say they are ready to purchase in 2026,...
Building Societies

Market Harborough cuts fixed rates and adds pre-completion switch option

Market Harborough Building Society has cut fixed mortgage rates by up to 36bps and...
Appointments

Together appoints corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire

Together has appointed Kristi Capaldi as corporate sales director for Teesside and North Yorkshire,...
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Ceta unveils rent guarantee products for landlords facing longer possession delays

Ceta has launched four wholesale rent guarantee products, arguing that longer possession timelines under...

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