General Insurance

Fall in FCA complaints

Barclays Bank Plc has once again topped the table for complaints. The bank received...

Gr8 move by insurer, lol

Columbus Direct, the travel insurance specialist, has re-vamped and updated its entire policy wording...

Extent of neighbourhood disputes revealed

New research from Churchill Home Insurance has revealed that last year there were over...

£6.7m a day in wet weather payouts

The Associate of British Insurers (ABI) has estimated that claims due to the wet...

FCA wants GI add-ons market remedied

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing a shake-up of the £1bn general insurance...

The importance of relationship management

House prices are booming again. Reports from Nationwide and Halifax show a surge in...

Ageas maintains BIBA relationship

Ageas is to continue to be a Principal Sponsor of BIBA’s national conference and...

The Source in top 100 companies list

The Source have been awarded a two-star grading, achieving 89th place in the Sunday...

Great start to 2014 for Berkeley Alexander

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander says sales via its distribution partners are up by...

Insurance bills set to rise?

It’s likely that many of your clients are going to see the cost of...

Santander unveils new home insurance offering

Santander has launched its new Santander Home Insurance, offering unlimited contents and buildings insurance,...

How banks are supporting customers affected by the floods

High street banks have offered their support to those affected by the floods. RBS has...

The Source adds provider to landlord insurance panel

Source Insurance have unveiled the arrival of RSA to its landlord insurance panel. The firm...

Paradigm introduces monthly awards

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched its new Lender and Provider of the Month Awards. They...

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FCA’s mortgage rule changes: it’s time to raise the advice bar, not drop it

The FCA’s move to relax some of the rules around mortgage switching and term changes might sound sensible on paper—cutting admin, giving borrowers quicker...

Tom Bill: Unintended consequences

Former Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced a brick tax in 1784 to pay for the American War of Independence. Manufacturers were charged by...

U.S. Market: lower rates are needed to help unlock the market

When Donald Trump was reelected and took office at the start of this year, we knew it was going to be interesting! The property market...

A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

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Atom bank funds £2.7m purchase of Leicester pub conversion into student housing

Atom bank has provided a £2.7m commercial mortgage to support the purchase of a...

Keystone trims BTL rates and unveils AI-powered upgrade

Keystone Property Finance has reduced rates across its buy-to-let range, with cuts of up...

BTL lending criteria changing to tackle net zero risk

Buy-to-let lenders have begun reassessing their approach to energy-inefficient properties in anticipation of looming...

The Darlington widens criteria for key workers with variable incomes

Darlington Building Society has broadened its mortgage criteria to better support professionals with complex...