General Insurance

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...

SimplyBiz Mortgages launches ‘MIP’ team

SimplyBiz Mortgages has created a new field-based 'MIP' (mortgages, insurance and protection) team, designed...

TenetLime expands insurance panel

TenetLime have announced the addition of Manchester-based business-to-business general insurance provider, Uinsure, to its panel of five...

The Source offers alternative football championship

During Euro 2016, Source Rewards has set up a football championship of its own – Flick...

The Nationwide joins the ABI

The Nationwide Building Society has become the ABI’s latest associate member. Nationwide is the UK's...

Uinsure brings back ‘cash for goals’ promotion

Uinsure has said that for every goal scored - by any team - throughout...

Brits wasting cash with insurance auto-renewals

MoneySuperMarket has revealed that homeowners are collectively wasting £37 million annually by allowing their...

ABI announces new chairman

Andy Briggs, CEO of Aviva UK Life and chairman of Aviva Global Life, has been...

Paymentshield unveils Euro 2016 fantasy league

Paymentshield has announced the launch of its Euros 2016 Fantasy Football League for mortgage...

Homeowners claim lender insurance trap

14% of homeowners arranged their home insurance through their mortgage lender, and 30% of...

ABI: SMEs benefitting from trade credit insurance

Almost £36m was paid in insurance claims to small businesses last year, due to customer...

LSL establishes GI provider

LSL Property Services has unveiled a general insurance provider called First2Protect with products exclusively available...

Modus joins Berkeley Alexander buy-to-let panel

Berkeley Alexander has revealed that specialist managing general agent Modus has joined its quote and...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

Rates rise but mortgage market holds firm

The mortgage market is showing resilience despite a sharp rise in borrowing costs with...

Landlords shift to interest-only as rates climb above 5%

Buy-to-let landlords are rapidly changing borrowing strategies as mortgage rates climb with a growing...

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

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