General Insurance

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?

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope it was a restful break that included...

Paymentshield adds Ageas UK and Tradex to home insurance panel

Paymentshield has bolstered its home insurance panel with the addition of two insurers: Ageas...

Uinsure partners with Suffolk Building Society

Uinsure has announced a new partnership with Suffolk Building Society. Through the collaboration with the...

Uinsure appoints chief technology officer

Uinsure has promoted Ross Tyler’s to chief technology officer (CTO). Tyler (pictured) joined the business...

Home insurance premium rises slow down

The cost of home insurance in the UK rose by 21% year-on-year between July...

Uinsure in home insurance partnership with Motability

Uinsure is supporting over 7,000 of Motability’s Home Insurance policy holders following RSA’s recent...

Arkel expands landlord insurance access

Arkel has added its Landlords Let Property insurance product, Premier Let, to the OpenGI...

COMMENT

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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Landlords juggle 6.5 buy-to-let loans on average, research finds

Landlords with borrowing are managing an average of 6.5 individual buy-to-let loans across just...

Wales and North East top BTL yield table as returns edge higher

Gross buy-to-let rental yields rose modestly in the first quarter, with Wales and the...

Buy-to-let lending rises on remortgage surge as purchase demand remains subdued

Buy-to-let lending increased sharply at the end of 2025, driven by remortgaging activity, while...

Paradigm hires Nick Delawa as business development director for London and South east

Paradigm Mortgage Services has appointed Nick Delawa as business development director, with responsibility for...

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