General Insurance

New faces at Paymentshield

Paymentshield has recruited six new business development managers (BDMs) following two new deals with...

First Complete expands GI panel

First Complete has appointed Smith Greenfield, a specialist provider of general insurance for high...

Some people need just a little more help

It probably will come as no surprise to intermediaries that a recent study published...

Brokers shun ‘snail mail’

Less than 2% of brokers recently surveyed wanted to receive communication from their general...

Partnership appoints deputy CFO

Partnership has appointed Richard Everett as deputy chief financial officer (CFO). He will be...

Source improves sum insured accuracy

Source Insurance has integrated the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) online tool for...

Record times at Uinsure

Business to business general insurance provider Uinsure is celebrating its best month ever for...

New website from the Source

Source Insurance has unveiled its new website, which includes a range of improvements and...

Shawbrook Bank to offer title insurance on residential purchases

Shawbrook Bank has announced the availability of title insurance for residential purchases as...

First Complete expands GI panel

First Complete has added Let Alliance, the specialist landlord and tenant building and contents...

Partnership hires compliance chief

Partnership has appointed Joanne Evans as director of compliance. She will be responsible...

The Source hires a pair of field-based BDMs

Source Insurance Ltd has appointed two new business development managers (BDMs) to its sales...

Apple goodies up for grabs with Source competition

Source Insurance has launched a prize draw competition for brokers during the month of...

Paradigm offers Blacks’ buyer protection

Paradigm Mortgage Services' members will now be able to offer their clients the Blacks...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...

Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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