General Insurance

Two key hires for Alternative Bridging Corporation

Alternative Bridging Corporation (ABC) has appointed two new members of staff. Mike Jones has been...

Brits confused over home insurance cover

16% believe that home maintenance is covered under their home insurance policy, according to...

Young homeowners defaulting to mortgage providers’ insurance

40% of mortgage holders under 34 years old have their home buildings insurance with...

Barbon appoints CEO

Property insurance broker Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Mike Ramsey as its new chief...

Aldermore speeds up completions

Aldermore has completed deals more quickly than ever recently, largely due to title insurance. ...

Scottish broker fined £335,204 for insurance fraud

The FSA has fined Donald McKee Morgan, a partner in the firm of Donald...

Research suggests large lack of B&C insurance cover

Almost 3.5 million UK homeowners don’t have adequate home contents and buildings insurance, according...

£3.345m FSA fine for insurance firm

The FSA has fined Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company (Europe) Ltd (MSIEu) £3,345,000 for serious...

Aviva CEO quits

Andrew Moss, chief executive of Aviva, is stepping down from his position with immediate...

Worrying insight into interest-only borrowers’ ‘strategies’

Only 23% of interest-only mortgage holders are regularly putting money away in order to...

Brits willing to make false insurance claim

4.3 million people with home insurance are willing to consider making a false claim...

Berkeley Alexander unveils quote system

Berkeley Alexander has launched a bespoke commercial property comparison quote system for intermediaries. The system...

The myth of lead generation

There is a noticeable trend towards performance based marketing and lead generation sits at...

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Remortgage options grow for pound-for-pound landlord borrowers

With many thousands of landlords set to come off two and five-year fixed rates in 2025 it makes more sense than ever to reach...

What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

How a JBSP mortgage can help boost affordability

With the average house price in the UK nearing £300,000, affordability remains a sticking point for many prospective homebuyers, particularly those trying to buy...

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Barclays extends mortgage rate cuts as sub-4% deals increase

Barclays has announced a fresh round of mortgage rate reductions. Following its move in April...

LMS expands commercial team with three senior appointments

LMS has strengthened its commercial leadership team with three strategic appointments as the company...

Tandem unveils new platform to cut broker processing time by 4.5 days

Tandem Bank has launched a new digital platform for brokers, promising to cut processing...

Alternative Bridging boosts commercial lending with refreshed bridging offer

Alternative Bridging Corporation has enhanced its commercial bridging proposition with a series of updates...
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