General Insurance

Paradigm awards lenders and providers

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the third-yearly winners and runners-up from its Lender and Provider...

Quality customer outcomes top broker concern

71% of brokers agreed that focusing on the quality of their customer outcomes was...

Hutchings promoted at Uinsure

General insurance provider Uinsure has promoted two team members. Mark Hutchings, previously national account manager...

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...

COMMENT

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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...

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Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you...

Richard Goppy to rejoin PMS as director of acquisition and key accounts

PMS Mortgage Club has confirmed the appointment of Richard Goppy as director of acquisition...

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape buy-to-let risk models

The Renters’ Rights Act is set to trigger a fundamental shift in how lenders assess risk...

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,...

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