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Insurance broker banned and fined after “dishonesty and recklessness”

The FSA has banned insurance broker Harbinder Panesar from working in the financial services...

Ageas makes senior management changes

Ageas has made a number of promotions within its senior management team. Barry Smith...

Sesame Bankhall Group launches new GI portal

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) will be rolling out a new General Insurance (GI) proposition...

2013 predictions from MoneySupermarket.com

MoneySupermarket.com has revealed its personal finance predictions For 2013. Consumer Finances Clare Francis, site editor at...

Hastings hires marketing director

Insurance brokerage Hastings has appointed Nicola Charles as its new marketing director. Charles...

Homebuyers Structural Guarantee unveiled

Intermediaries can now provide buyers and sellers of homes over 10 years old with...

Gender neutral pricing now at L&G

Legal & General has moved to gender neutral pricing. This means all individual protection products...

Brit homeowners unconcerned about winter

Only 48.7% of householders surveyed say they will be undertaking special checks, or doing...

2013 to be “one hell of a year” for insurance sector

Protection experts have warned that growth in protection sales is flat despite the increasing...

Huge FSA fine for CPP

The FSA has issued its joint largest retail fine of £10.5 million to Card...

Select & Protect joins Paradigm GI panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has embarked upon a strategic partnership with Select & Protect whereby...

Wet summer hikes insurance costs

During the third quarter of 2012, the average insurance quote for both home buildings...

Aviva outlines gender directive pipeline plans

Aviva has published the path advisers need to follow to ensure protection pipeline cases...

Lodging rise provides B&C opportunities

Berkeley Alexander is urging brokers to advise clients on adequate Buildings & Contents insurance...

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2026 forecasts: St. James’s Place

Four senior figures at St. James’s Place outline themes, opportunities and concerns for 2026. JUSTIN ONUEKWUSI, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Artificial intelligence is likely to remain a...

2026 forecasts: Atom bank

Chris Storey, chief commercial officer at Atom bank, provides his thoughts on the residential and commercial mortgage market as we head into the new...

“It’s Christmas time, there’s no need not to check your supplier list…”

With the Christmas holidays upon us, it’s fair to say that business issues might be slipping down the priority list just a little bit,...

FS25/6 and the execution-only irony brokers can’t ignore

Reading FCA FS25/6, it is difficult not to notice an uncomfortable irony in the regulator’s conclusions around execution-only sales. The paper rightly raises concerns about...

Less Autumn Budget and more Autumn Bodgit

After months of fevered speculation before the Budget residential property transactions juddered to a halt. I always suspected that as ‘confidence arrives on foot and...

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Merry Christmas from Opus First Media!

Wishing you a Soup-er Christmas and a prosperous 2026! Between Christmas and the New Year...

Two-thirds of landlords plan to expand portfolios

Two-thirds of landlords are planning some form of growth activity in the year ahead...

High street banks line up in £2.5bn contest for Evelyn Partners

Barclays and NatWest Group have progressed to the second round of an auction for...

Improving mortgage choice and lower rates ease affordability pressures for homebuyers

Homebuyers entering the market this Christmas are benefiting from improved mortgage choice and lower...

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