General Insurance

FCA: conflicts of interest not being dealt with

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called on insurance intermediaries to better manage conflicts...

New Product Ambassador for Later Life Academy

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD)...

Comparison tool boosts Uinsure’s sales growth

GI Provider Uinsure has reported a 30% month-on-month sales growth since the launch of...

Select & Protect relaunches introducer service

General insurance provider Select & Protect is offering a 25% year one commission on...

Paradigm reveals award winners

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the first winners of its recently launched Lender and...

Consumers want insurance revolution

A new report has claims that the home insurance industry "needs a revolution" to...

Source Express partners with LV=

  Source Insurance has launched Source Express in response to demand from brokers for a...

AXA joins Berkeley Alexander panel

Berkeley Alexander has announced AXA as the latest addition to the panel of household...

Revamp for SME insurance website

Specialist insurance comparison website Constructaquote.com has rebranded its website. The website was initially set up...

Older customers missing out on insurance payouts

19% of over 60s have lost an item or had it stolen or damaged...

The Source improves landlords’ property insurance range

General insurance provider The Source has enhanced its range of property insurance products for...

Is non-standard the new norm?

10 years ago, if you had applied to an insurer for household insurance with...

Survey highlights life protection gap

Only 41% of adults in the UK surveyed say they have life insurance. And...

Pink Mortgage Club to hold DA roadshows

Pink Mortgage Club is to stage four mortgage roadshows for directly authorised advisers around...

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How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking specifically of my old mate Martin Stewart who can be...

Funding student property? Talk to a broker first

When an investor spots an opportunity in the student accommodation sector, it’s rarely a simple transaction. Often what unlocks success is the guidance and...

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CSS appoints Steve Lees as associate technical director

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has appointed Steve Lees as associate director of technical services. Lees...

Buy-to-let boom slows as landlords focus on refinancing

The pace of the UK’s buy-to-let expansion is slowing as landlords increasingly shift their...

Plannr CRM secures SOC 2 certification to strengthen trust in financial advice tech

Plannr CRM has achieved SOC 2 certification, marking a significant step in its efforts...

Virgin Money cuts rates across purchase, remortgage and buy-to-let ranges

Virgin Money is reducing a wide range of mortgage rates this week, with changes...

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