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Right PMI Network expands PMI Quote engine

The Right PMI Network, the specialist PMI division of The Right Mortgage and Protection...

FSE Wales: we need more protection discussions with clients

Johnny Timpson of Scottish Widows, speaking at the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Wales on...

LV= restructure sees Perks become MD

LV has restructured its life business to bring its protection, retirement solutions and heritage...

Brits have rose-tinted view about the future

Cirencester Friendly has found that British people are overwhelmingly optimistic when it comes to considering...

National Friendly claims industry first with new product

National Friendly has launched ‘Assisted Living Insurance’, a product specifically aimed at supporting older...

Three in four couldn’t deal with cancer consequences

72% of respondents say they would struggle to cope if their income fell by...

Paymentshield gets positive service feedback from brokers

Paymentshield is providing above average levels of service, according to its latest broker survey...

FCA seeks feedback on consumer access to insurance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views and evidence of the challenges firms...

LV= introduces pre-underwriting tool

LV= has announced the launch of its new pre-underwriting tool, in partnership with UnderwriteMe,...

TMA on the road in June

TMA Mortgage Club is holding a number of regional roadshows in June for its...

Sharp rise in profits for Openwork

Openwork has reported that revenue increased from £253.2 million to £283.4 million for the year ended...

SMP to hold BTL protection webinar

The Society of Mortgage Professionals will continue its 2017 digital programme on Thursday 22...

L&C calls for annual protection statements

L&C Mortgages has added its voice to the call for the protection industry to...

A question of trust

Like many others, I breathed a sigh of relief after the government’s re-think on...

COMMENT

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,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

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Legal Services Board joins government AI growth initiative

The Legal Services Board is joining the government’s new AI Growth Lab, a scheme...

Cleerly adopts Acre CRM as conversion rates climb

Specialist mortgage broker Cleerly Mortgages has implemented Acre’s CRM platform after a review of...

First-time buyers face rising stamp duty costs as more homes breach £300k

First-time buyers are increasingly being drawn into paying stamp duty as rising purchase prices...

Word On The Street recruits mortgage operations manager

Specialist mortgage broker Word On The Street has appointed Samuel Bryce as mortgage operations...

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