General Insurance

Scottish Widows backs paperless guidelines

Scottish Widows has welcomed the ABI’s guidelines on electronic paperless requests for medical information...

Mutuals choose Uinsure as sole home insurance supplier

The Darlington and Furness building societies have chosen Uinsure as their exclusive home insurance...

The Source appoints new BDM

Source Insurance has appointed Jack Robertson as its new business development manager (BDM) for Scotland and Northern...

Paymentshield encourages more conversation

Paymentshield has unveiled its new campaign, called 'Bring Back the Conversation'. The insurance provider's campaign...

Personal Touch to go LIVE in Birmingham

Adviser network Personal Touch has revealed details of its fifth annual 'LIVE' event. The member event...

SimplyBiz Mortgages’ seasonal showcase returns

SimplyBiz Mortgages has will stage its second whole of market ‘Seasonal Showcase’ event on...

Uinsure collaborates with building societies

GI provider Uinsure has been selected by both the Melton Building Society and Mansfield...

Paymentshield improves GI proposition

Paymentshield has made changes to its general insurance offering. The provider has worked with its panel of...

L&G appoints general insurance CEO

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Cheryl Agius as the new CEO...

Uinsure’s CSI rises to £75,000

Uinsure is increasing the Contents Sum Insured (CSI) on its 5-star Defaqto rated residential...

ABI calls for transitional arrangements following Brexit

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said the UK government should “make a clear...

New adviser campaign from Paymentshield

Paymentshield has unveiled its ‘Light ‘em Up’ campaign for advisers as Christmas fast approaches....

Storm Angus behind BTL insurance claim spike

Buy-to-let specialist insurer Simple Landlords has reported a surge in calls from landlords whose...

Clever Lending partners with Source Insurance

Master broker Clever Lending has teamed up with Source Insurance to provide a series of general insurance 'masterclass'...

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FCA’s mortgage rule changes: it’s time to raise the advice bar, not drop it

The FCA’s move to relax some of the rules around mortgage switching and term changes might sound sensible on paper—cutting admin, giving borrowers quicker...

Tom Bill: Unintended consequences

Former Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced a brick tax in 1784 to pay for the American War of Independence. Manufacturers were charged by...

U.S. Market: lower rates are needed to help unlock the market

When Donald Trump was reelected and took office at the start of this year, we knew it was going to be interesting! The property market...

A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

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Only a quarter of brokers feel ‘very comfortable’ explaining valuations, poll finds

A live poll conducted during a recent Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) webinar has revealed...

Gen H lowers New Build Boost rate to 5.95%

Gen H has announced a rate reduction on its New Build Boost mortgage product,...

OSB Group unveils new BTL lender and moves to retire Kent Reliance brand

OSB Group has announced the launch of Rely, a new specialist buy-to-let lending brand. Rely...

Norton Home Loans appoints head of lending

Norton Home Loans has promoted Laura Percival to head of lending, as the lender...