General Insurance

HLPartnership adds trio of providers to GI panel

HLPartnership (HLP) is expanding its general insurance (GI) panel. Following feedback from its brokers, the...

Berkeley Alexander appoints new BDM

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has announced the appointment of Grant Robinson as a...

The Cumberland partners with Uinsure

The Cumberland has teamed up with Uinsure and will now use the fintech to...

Paymentshield and Smartr365 partner to streamline adviser GI process

Paymentshield has partnered with mortgage and protection platform Smartr365 to unveil an integrated general...

Berkeley Alexander sees softening in home insurance premiums

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has published data that shows household buildings and contents...

Stonebridge sets completions record

Mortgage and protection network Stonebridge has revealed that its advisers arranged a record £13.5bn...

Prestige Underwriting partners with Ardonagh Advisory

Prestige Underwriting has announced a new strategic partnership with Ardonagh Advisory, a move set...

‘Majority’ of commercial properties underinsured

A significant proportion of commercial properties in the UK are underinsured, leaving businesses vulnerable...

Howden Insurance welcomes pair to account management team

Howden, the global insurance group, has appointed Hannah Joyce and David Bennett to its...

Paymentshield reports significant year-on-year referral service growth

Paymentshield has reported strong year-on-year growth in the performance of its Refer and Protect...

Advisers’ top concerns are rising costs and mortgage market instability

A nationwide survey of financial advisers, conducted by The Exeter, has discovered their main...

Paradigm Protect partners with First2Protect

Paradigm Protect has announced a new partnership with insurance specialists, First2Protect, for both household...

Rising demand for advanced tech skills within traditional insurance roles

A new poll undertaken within the insurance sector has looked at the growing importance...

GI why?

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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