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Stonebridge Group recruit three major advisory firms

Stonebridge Group has announced the recruitment of three major advisory firms from the Legal...

Insurance renewals to show last year’s premium

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals to require general insurance providers to...

Berkeley Alexander partners with Modus

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has partnered with specialist managing general agent Modus, to...

LMS teams up with network

Conveyancing panel management firm LMS has partnered with The Right Mortgage and Protection Network.   The network launched...

Home improvers run risk of underinsurance

Homebuyers spend an average of £10,010 on their homes in the first 12 months...

Insurer offers Xmas prize draw

Select & Protect is offering intermediaries the chance to win a luxury Yuletide hamper...

Covering for Black Friday

As Black Friday arrives, Lee Mooney, commercial director at Paymentshield, discusses the value of additional...

FCA consults on changes to PPI complaint handling rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its consultation paper on PPI complaint handing proposals.  This...

VitalityLife offering >30% income protection discount

Protection provider VitalityLife is offering up to 30% off its income protection (IP) premium...

SimplyBiz Mortgages to stage ‘seasonal showcase’

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced an inaugural 'Seasonal Showcase' event taking place on 9 December.   It completes...

Berkeley Alexander offers full cover for unoccupied BTLs

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has upgraded its landlord buy-to-let product, with reduced premium rates...

LV= appoints managing director for GI

LV= has appointed Steve Treloar as managing director, general insurance.  He is expected to join...

Majority of estate agents don’t ask about neighbours

New research from Churchill Home Insurance has found that only 40% of estate agents actively ask...

The Principality Building Society extends L&G relationship

Legal & General is to now offer its general insurance (GI) products through the...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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