General Insurance

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...

Homeowners advised to check policies for garden cover

37% of UK homeowners don’t know if the contents of their garden are...

RIAS unveils 20% off home insurance promotion

Over 50s insurance provider RIAS is offering new customers one fifth off their home...

FCA bans and fines former insurance broker

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned Paul Cable of Bromley,...

Swinton Group hit with multimillion pound FCA fine

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Swinton Group Limited (Swinton), one of...

Big data: big opportunity or big headache?

Did you know that 90% of the world’s stored data has been created just...

Let Alliance added to Pink’s AR general insurance panel

Pink Network has added Let Alliance to its panel for general insurance products. ...

Phones 4u insurance intermediary slapped with multimillion pound fine

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Policy Administration Services Limited (PAS) £2,834,700 for...

The Source expands home insurance panel

The Source has made a new addition to its home insurance panel with AXA...

Mortgage insurance helping mutuals lend to FTBs

Genworth has claimed that building societies are continuing to outshine their larger banking rivals’...
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COMMENT

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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A cyberattack on Romania’s national land registry has disrupted property transactions across the country...
First-time buyers

Just Mortgages and April launch 100% LTV mortgage with family support

Just Mortgages has expanded its first-time buyer range with a semi-exclusive joint borrower sole...
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Aldermore sets out five-tier mortgage range for borrowers outside high street criteria

Aldermore is to introduce a five-tier residential lending range aimed at borrowers whose circumstances...
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Buyers value energy efficiency but resist paying a premium

Energy efficiency matters to 85% of homebuyers, but only 2% would pay significantly more...

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