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Marketing to the younger generation

In order to appear ‘down with the kids’ I will begin this article with...

PI insurer declared in default by FSCS

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared Enterprise Insurance Company PLC in default. It...

Uinsure becomes preferred GI partner for Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services has named GI provider Uinsure as a preferred partner for general...

Stonebridge Group unveils DA proposition

Stonebridge Group has launched Stonebridge Genus, its new proposition for directly authorised (DA) advisers. ...

Brits underinsuring prized possessions

MoneySuperMarket has analysed home insurance quotes and believes Brits are underinsuring the contents in...

FCA: widespread poor practice in GI AR oversight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found significant shortcomings in the control and oversight...

It’s a digital world

If there are any die-hard Madonna fans out there, forgive me for paraphrasing but...

Brits dreaming of their own business

More than 1.3 million Britons are thinking about starting their own business in the next 12 months,...

FCA fines Towergate and former director

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Towergate Underwriting Group £2,632,000 for failings in...

Insurance industry facing ‘customer expectation challenge’

Target Group's latest whitepaper Myth v Reality: The Expectation Gap in the UK Insurance Industry has found that...

Paymentshield improves quote results screen

Paymentshield has unveiled an enhancement to its quote and apply system aimed at providing...

Brits underinsuring valuable jewellery

17% of Britons surveyed believe they own jewellery that could be considered vintage or...

ABI signs up to Women in Finance Charter

The Association of British Insurers has signed up to the Women in Finance Charter...

Source Commercial expands panel

Source Commercial has revealed that AXA will be joining its panel shortly. AXA provide a...

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2026 forecasts: St. James’s Place

Four senior figures at St. James’s Place outline themes, opportunities and concerns for 2026. JUSTIN ONUEKWUSI, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Artificial intelligence is likely to remain a...

2026 forecasts: Atom bank

Chris Storey, chief commercial officer at Atom bank, provides his thoughts on the residential and commercial mortgage market as we head into the new...

“It’s Christmas time, there’s no need not to check your supplier list…”

With the Christmas holidays upon us, it’s fair to say that business issues might be slipping down the priority list just a little bit,...

FS25/6 and the execution-only irony brokers can’t ignore

Reading FCA FS25/6, it is difficult not to notice an uncomfortable irony in the regulator’s conclusions around execution-only sales. The paper rightly raises concerns about...

Less Autumn Budget and more Autumn Bodgit

After months of fevered speculation before the Budget residential property transactions juddered to a halt. I always suspected that as ‘confidence arrives on foot and...

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London exodus slows as leavers stay closer to the capital

The pandemic-era rush out of London is firmly in retreat with new figures showing...

Merry Christmas from Opus First Media!

Wishing you a Soup-er Christmas and a prosperous 2026! Between Christmas and the New Year...

Two-thirds of landlords plan to expand portfolios

Two-thirds of landlords are planning some form of growth activity in the year ahead...

High street banks line up in £2.5bn contest for Evelyn Partners

Barclays and NatWest Group have progressed to the second round of an auction for...

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