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Scottish Widows to use electronic GP reports

Scottish Widows has introduced electronic General Practitioner (GP) reports into its protection policy underwriting...

Clever Lending partners with Source Insurance

Master broker Clever Lending has teamed up with Source Insurance to provide a series of general insurance 'masterclass'...

Life providers increasingly requiring email addresses

LifeQuote says it will support advisers whose clients do not have an email address,...

L&G in GI deal with the Coventry

Legal & General and Coventry Building Society have announced a five year partnership to...

Majority of women have no protection at all

For 28% women in the UK, the inability to support themselves or their families...

Gloucestershire most at risk from water escape

Over half a million pounds was paid out to park-home owners to fix damage...

Berkeley Alexander expands household panel

Berkeley Alexander has announced that the RSA Clearchoice household product had been added to...

Ski theft widespread

14% of people survey have had their ski or snowboard equipment stolen or lost...

The Exeter unveils new protection platform

Protection and healthcare provider, The Exeter, has launched its new protection platform using TCP’s ‘SS/G...

Autumn Statement 2016: insurance tax hike

The chancellor announced a further hit on insurance premiums in the Autumn Statement. Philip...

£10m a day paid out on protection policies

UK insurers paid out the equivalent of £131 million to customers every day under...

Home insurance premiums on the increase

Average home insurance premiums have risen 3.5% to £123 in the year to October, according...

New IP deals from the Exeter

The Exeter has launched a new range of income protection products. Pure Protection Plus and...

Britons turning a blind eye to crime

Latest research from Direct Line Home Insurance has found that 8% of Britons say they have been a...
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COMMENT

Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

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...

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Appointments

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
News

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
News

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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