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Record year for Scottish Friendly

Scottish Friendly has reported "record-breaking" sales for 2016. The financial services group saw a 33% rise from the...

New protection offering from Mortgage Intelligence

The Mortgage Intelligence network has revamped its protection proposition. Available to both Appointed Representatives and Directly...

Source helps brokers to take on comparison websites

Source Insurance has launched a new range of exclusive integration options designed to empower intermediaries to...

Paradigm awards lenders and providers

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed the third-yearly winners and runners-up from its Lender and Provider...

New non-exec director for Direct Life

Mark Myers, British Friendly’s outgoing CEO, has joined Direct Life as a non-exec director....

Cirencester Friendly reveals 2016 claims figures

Cirencester Friendly paid 94.7% of claims in 2016, an increase on 2015's figure of 94%.  The individual...

Quality customer outcomes top broker concern

71% of brokers agreed that focusing on the quality of their customer outcomes was...

AmTrust espouses insurance for HTB alternatives

Private mortgage insurer AmTrust International, Mortgage and Special Risks (MSR) has welcomed the recent public...

Hutchings promoted at Uinsure

General insurance provider Uinsure has promoted two team members. Mark Hutchings, previously national account manager...

Mixed response to bereavement support changes

The government has announced changes to bereavement support payments. The Department for Work & Pensions...

Strong growth for Stonebridge Group

Stonebridge Group has reported that business volumes in its core mortgage, life/protection and general...

LV= Broker Commercial Lines unveils mid-market offering

LV= Broker Commercial Lines has introduced Optimum, a new mid-market product suite for SME...

Scottish Widows backs paperless guidelines

Scottish Widows has welcomed the ABI’s guidelines on electronic paperless requests for medical information...

Mutuals choose Uinsure as sole home insurance supplier

The Darlington and Furness building societies have chosen Uinsure as their exclusive home insurance...
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COMMENT

Comment

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

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....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

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,...

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Building Societies

Hinckley & Rugby widens mortgage criteria for borrowers with past credit problems

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a specialist mortgage range for borrowers who...
Buy-to-let

Andy Rowe leaves Zephyr after restructuring

Andy Rowe has left his position as head of sales at Zephyr Homeloans after...
results

TPFG financial services revenue rises to £13m

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) increased financial services revenue by 10% to £13m during...
Business

Finance confidence improves despite economic gloom

Confidence across the finance and leasing industry improved during the second quarter despite most...

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