General Insurance

Source Insurance runs 6 Nations competition

Source Insurance has launched a prize draw competition for brokers throughout the 6 Nations...

Provider award for Scottish Life

Scottish Life has been given the Provider of the Year 2013 award following a...

Stonebridge expects continued growth through 2014

Stonebridge Group has announced strong growth within the business during 2013 based on a...

Paymentshield wants customer education on Defaqto ratings

Paymentshield CEO Tim Johnson has argued that customers need educating about Defaqto ratings. This comes...

New index tracks cost of insurance premiums

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) and insurance IT service provider Acturis have launched...

Mortgage Brain/Berkeley Alexander integration offer

Mortgage Brain has teamed up with general insurance provider Berkeley Alexander to give Mortgage...

New female friendly insurance broker register

Genuinely 'female friendly' insurance brokers can now distinguish themselves as...

Bring on the thematic review

I never thought I would live to see the day when I would welcome...

Brits choose pets over protection

People are twice as likely to hold pet insurance (21%) than they are a...

Pros and cons of snapping valued possessions

Legal & General’s Digital Criminal 2013: Insta-grabbers research reveals that 45% of social media users aged...

Accidental landlords shirking responsibilities

Many so-called 'accidental landlords' are not fulfilling their legal duties to maintain their rental...

Few advisers maximise their GI market position

The very latest gross mortgage lending figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)...

Homeowners fail the key question

58% of homeowners in the country didn't change the locks when they purchased their...

Half of UK consumers have never sought financial advice

A new survey has found that 50% of UK consumers have never reviewed their...

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You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

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Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...

Mount Street appoints new head of HR to lead global people strategy

Mount Street Group has appointed Fatima Badini as head of human resources, with a...

Industry titans weigh in behind charity concert

Two of the mortgage industry’s biggest names have thrown their weight behind Take Me...