General Insurance

ABI issues gender-neutral insurance guidance

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published guidance for consumers over the forthcoming...

200 new jobs at insurance broker

Hastings Direct is to create 200 new posts over the next 12 months. ...

Canopius added to Santander Additions panel

Santander Additions has added Canopius to its panel of insurers for Bedroom Plus, its...

Two more insurers on Quote and Buy

Ageas and Legal & General are now offering home insurance products via Berkeley Alexander's...

Air ambulance to benefit from life insurance promo

Darlington Building Society has launched a life insurance promotion aimed at benefitting the Great...

Towergate to use Berkeley Alexander’s online service

Berkeley Alexander has revealed that Towergate Insurance has signed up to its online quote...

L&G reveals workers’ entrepreneurial flair

Legal & General's latest Job Security Index research reveals that 28% of current UK...

Insurers in the dark over home improvements

There is a widespread failure by people in the UK to notify their insurer...

Brokers offered own loss adjustment service

DAS is offering mortgage brokers their own loss adjustor to process their side of...

Lack of activity leads to permissions cancellation

Castle Grove Insurance Services Ltd has had its Part IV permissions cancelled by the...

Berkeley Alexander upgrades back office system

Berkeley Alexander has completed its back office systems upgrade project after 12 months work. The...

Woman suspected of 50 bogus insurance claims

The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) has arrested a woman on suspicion of making...

Broker whacked with one of FSA’s largest insurance fraud fines

The FSA has banned and fined a former commercial insurance broker who used clients’...

Lenders at risk from end to flood deal

A quarter of UK homes that are at risk of flooding could be left...
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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,...

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