General Insurance

Towergate appoints CEO of Paymentshield

Towergate Insurance has announced the appointment of Steve Wood as chief executive officer (CEO)...

Newest network teams up with Best Insurance

The Right Mortgage and Protection network has partnered with Best Insurance. The Right Mortgage...

Going paperless: pipedream or reality?

Believe it or not, the dream of a paperless working environment stretches back to...

Paymentshield extends MAB distribution deal

Paymentshield's distribution agreement with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has now been extended to 2017. ...

Uinsure to survey brokers about GI market

General Insurer provider Uinsure is to hold its largest ever broker survey. The survey is...

Berkeley Alexander unveils high net worth service

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a new high net worth service. It...

Application process a turn-off for many

A lengthy application process is the number one frustration felt by 51% of UK...

Keep the customer satisfied

Customer satisfaction is the cornerstone of success for any business, but particularly so in...

GI a challenging and increasingly diverse market, say brokers

Increasing competition in the market is the biggest threat to the home insurance sector,...

Parents to to put kids on property ladder at university

New research from Direct Line for Business suggests that around 280,000 parents of teenagers...

Wesleyan appoints general insurance MD

Wesleyan, the financial services specialist for doctors, dentists, teachers and lawyers, has promoted Ahmed...

Ageas makes key partner hire

Ageas by appointed Gareth Robb as broker account executive. He is tasked with helping develop...

Paymentshield grows landlord panel

Towergate have joined RSA and Legal and General as the latest underwriter on Paymentshield's...

Safe & Secure launches Vegas competition

Safe & Secure has unveiled a competition to win an all-expense paid trip to...

COMMENT

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Latest news

Buyer demand stabilises but mortgage market remains cautious

The UK housing market may be showing early signs of stabilisation but mortgage brokers...

Cooling rents could ease affordability pressures for first-time buyers

Slower rental growth and improving affordability across much of the UK could provide some...

ABS 2026 review: Global and UK issues cool the market

It’s that time of the year again when the world of wholesale funding descends...

HomeOwners Alliance appoints Sarah Tucker as lead mortgage commentator

HomeOwners Alliance has partnered with property and mortgage expert Sarah Tucker, who will become...

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