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BUDGET 2016: claims management review

A report into the claims management sector was published as part of the Budget...

BUDGET 2016: further hike in IPT

In today's Budget, George Osborne’s announced that the standard rate of Insurance Premium Tax...

L&G improves Term and Terminal Illness cover

Legal & General has made changes to all its Term Assurance products and Terminal...

The Exeter launches financial calculator

The Exeter has launched an online Forecast Calculator to help advisers engage their customers...

Cirencester Friendly appoints two new non-executive directors

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Janice Banks and Marian Evans as non-executive directors. Banks has over...

Uinsure recruits new BDM

General insurance provider Uinsure has appointed a new business development manager (BDM) for Scotland and Northern...

First Complete expands protection panel

First Complete has announced that specialist insurance broker Pulse has joined its protection panel. Pulse...

The Nationwide offers ‘e-gift’ for protection customers

The Nationwide Building Society is offering customers a £75 Marks & Spencer e-gift card...

FCA to investigate six life firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has this morning published a report setting out its findings...

Stonebridge raises £8k for Macmillan Cancer Support

Stonebridge Group has begun its 2016 charity campaign for Macmillan Cancer Support by raising over...

FCA to pilot general insurance scorecards

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to pilot the publication of general insurance ‘scorecards’...

Barclays increases PPI provision as profits fall

Barclays plc has reported an 8% fall in statutory pre-tax profits for 2015 to £2.073...

Financial protection “becoming a decreasing priority”

Only 8% have critical illness insurance and only 33% have life cover, according to...

L&G launches trusts hub

Legal & General Business Protection has unveiled its Business Protection Trusts Hub, to help advisers...

COMMENT

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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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

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

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

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

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

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

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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