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SimplyBiz partners with Guardian Financial Services

SimplyBiz has secured a multi-year partnership deal with Guardian Financial Services. Guardian Financial Services re-entered...

L&G promotes Simon Hird

Legal & General has made a number of senior promotions within its general insurance...

APRIL UK withdraws from PMI market

Protection and health insurance provider, APRIL UK, is closing its private medical insurance plans...

Will Greenwood supporting L&G mental health campaign

Former England rugby union player Will Greenwood has become the latest sporting celebrity to...

County Group acquires Guardian Insurance Brokers

The County Group, part of Global Risk Partners (GRP), has acquired a majority stake...

Sesame Bankhall Group reports 22% rise in protection business

Sesame Bankhall Group's combined protection annual premium income (API) through PMS Mortgage Club and...

Protection challenger pilots with four UK distributors

New protection provider Guardian is piloting its life and critical illness proposition with four...

Millennials “don’t see the value of private healthcare”

The Health Insurance Group has claimed that millennials may be missing out on significant...

Direct Line Group celebrates two years of Idea Lab

Direct Line Group recently held an event at Bafta, which saw 86 Idea Lab...

PMS and Sesame raise over £10,000 for British Heart Foundation

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have completed the first stage of their Rewire...

L&G unveils new employer benefits hub

Legal & General has announced the launch of its new benefits hub, designed to...

FCA clarifies fairer treatment of regular premium PPI complaints

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a consultation paper on new guidance about...

iPipeline integrates with Smartr365

iPipeline has integrated its PreQuo and SolutionBuilder products with the Smartr365 mortgage technology platform. The...

L&G improves intermediary income protection proposition

Legal & General has updated its Income Protection Benefit plan (IPB) available through Intermediaries,...

COMMENT

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

Buyers are already reacting to a Budget nobody has written

Andy Burnham ruled out changes to stamp duty on 27 July, a week into the job and days after reports that the government was...

The tech question is how, not if, we can use it

Recent adviser research from Nottingham Building Society underlines the appetite for greater use of technology across the mortgage process. The vast majority (89%) of...

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Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct...

Fintech entrepreneur joins Swansea Building Society board

Swansea Building Society has appointed financial technology entrepreneur Martin Breach as a non-executive director. Breach...

Brilliant Solutions’ mortgage club claims record month

Brilliant Solutions has reported its strongest month on record despite signs of slowing momentum...

Nationwide trims fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.19 points

Nationwide is cutting fixed mortgage rates for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgage customers...

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