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£8m FCA fine for Stonebridge

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Stonebridge International Insurance £8,373,600 in relation to...

SMEs ignorant of insurance needs

The good news is that the number of SMEs in the UK is at...

The Family BS to use Genworth’s mortgage insurance

Genworth has announced a new relationship with the Family Building Society, part of National...

Unmarried families less likely to have life cover

Only 23% of unmarried couples who jointly own or plan to jointly own a...

TMW partners with Rentguard Insurance

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has joined forces with Rentguard Insurance to offer all new...

LV= to pilot Vizolution’s screen-sharing solution

LV= is to pilot the use of Vizolution's vScreen to deliver an augmented call...

Berkeley Alexander offers between-exchange-and-completion cover

General Insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has made changes to its online quote and buy...

HUM takes new approach with PI

Hoyl Underwriting Management (HUM), part of the Hoyl Group, has launched a new facility...

FCA find GI comparison sites fall short

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that some price comparison websites operating in...

Zurich makes key sales appointment

Zurich has appointed Alan Ferguson to head up its sales team in Scotland and...

Joint purchasers foregoing life cover

77% of planned property purchases in the next two years will be made jointly,...

ABI proposes transparency initiative

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

L&G joins Source home insurance panel

Source Insurance has announced the introduction of Legal & General onto its home insurance...

The Source makes further rate reductions

Source Insurance has again reduced premiums for household and landlord property insurance. Kevin Paterson (pictured),...

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Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Bank of England expected to hold interest rates at 4.5% amid economic uncertainty

The Bank of England is widely expected to maintain interest rates at 4.5% when...

£6.5k bill for homebuyers who miss stamp duty deadline

Rent and mortgage spending rose 7.7% year-on-year in February, as more homeowners moved from...

Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...