General Insurance

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...

The Source extends panel into Northern Ireland

Source has re-entered the Northern Ireland market for household insurance. Following heavy claims experienced...

FTBs need educating about protection

Latest government figures reveal more than 2,000 people have now put in offers on...

“Unique” mortgage rate cover unveiled

Mortgage Rate Cover has launched a new general insurance product underwritten by Focus Insurance...

How intermediaries can assist flood casualties

It probably comes as no surprise to learn that last month was one of...

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

The Cambridge relaunches interest-only fixed rate mortgages

The Cambridge has relaunched a selection of fixed rate mortgage products, including interest-only options...

Vernon BS adds free legals to selected remortgage deals

Vernon Building Society has partnered with Optimus to introduce a free legals service on...

Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

Paragon Bank has launched a Tailored service to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall...

Castle Trust Bank adds AVMs to buy-to-let applications

Castle Trust Bank has introduced automated valuation models on eligible buy-to-let cases as part...

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