General Insurance

Don’t ignore SME clients

There are some 5.2 million small businesses in the UK according to the Federation...

New London BDM for Berkeley Alexander

Berkeley Alexander has announced the promotion of James Munro to business development manager (BDM)....

ABI reveals extent of insurance payouts

UK insurers paid out the equivalent of £77m in insurance claims every day, according...

‘Try-mendous’ competition unveiled by GI provider

General insurance provider Uinsure is giving its brokers the chance to cash in on...

Amazing spaces

The impact of stricter lending criteria combined with people buying their first homes later...

Uinsure makes changes to Defaqto tool

General insurance provider Uinsure has made a series of changes to its Defaqto Compare Tool to help...

What is reasonable care?

I recently read a consumer complaint in one of the national newspapers that highlighted...

FCA fines and bans individual

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Ralph Whittington £42,111 and banned him from...

ABI seeks to reassure over personal data

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published a new consumer guide on ‘How...

Select & Protect appoints branch manager

Select & Protect has announced the appointment of Themba Wirz as its new branch...

14% of total wealth in the UK is kept at home

A new study by Legal & General and economics consultancy firm CEBR, has reported that in...

Millions of homeowners lack home security nous

32% of Britons admit to have gone out of the house leaving the windows...

Protect Line switches to TenetLime

TenetLime has added Protect Line to its membership. The Poole-based specialist insurance brokerage offers...

Landlords reminded to check cover arrangements

The recent new of a national rise in private housing rental prices has led to...
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COMMENT

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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Specialist lenders drive semi-commercial market towards £1bn

Britain's semi-commercial mortgage market is on course to exceed £1 billion of annual lending...
Later Life

Equity Release Council names John Godfrey as chair

John Godfrey, the former head of the No 10 policy unit, has been appointed...
Building Societies

Monmouthshire app brings in new generation of customers

Seven in 10 customers registered for Monmouthshire Building Society's app had not previously banked...
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Clydesdale to raise selected residential product transfer rates

Clydesdale is to increase selected residential product transfer rates by up to 0.23%. The changes...

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