General Insurance

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...

Best small company award for Source Insurance

 Source Insurance has been declared the 26th best small company to work for in the UK.  It...

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...
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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,...

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Hackathons test property data sharing in homebuying push

Proptech firms have tested how property data can be shared across the home-moving process...
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Foundation refreshes buy-to-let range with new products and rate cuts

Foundation has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range with new products and rate reductions across...
Regulation

MorganAsh urges financial services firms to improve support for unpaid carers

MorganAsh has backed a new Carers UK blueprint aimed at building more carer-friendly communities,...
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Family BS strengthens intermediary team with BDM appointment

Family Building Society has appointed Sam Byrne as business development manager for the northern...

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