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Rogue claims management firms targeted

A pair of claims firms suspected of making thousands of nuisance calls and ripping...

Income, assets & membership rise at Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly has reported continued growth during 2015, with income, assets and membership all increasing. Premium...

Scottish Widows reveals 2015 protection payments

Scottish Widows has revealed that it paid out over £219 million in life and critical...

FSE Manchester reveals seminar schedule

Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester has published details of its seminar programmes for the event...

Scottish Widows highlights seriousness of strokes

Scottish Widows has warned that just 39% of Brits feel that protecting their families in the event...

Research highlights UK’s financial resilience gap

44% of the UK population say that their savings would last just a couple...

VitalityLife hires new national accounts director

VitalityLife has appointed Dave Ewens as national accounts director. He has responsibility for managing...

Paradigm launches group risk panel

Paradigm Protect has launched a Group Risk panel for the benefit of its member...

VitalityLife moves to finger-prick testing

VitalityLife is by introducing finger-prick testing to the UK life insurance market. This means that...

Mike Rogers to stand down as LV= chief exec

Mike Rogers has told the board of LV= that he intends to step down as...

Conveyancing Association partners with DUAL

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced a new partnership with DUAL Asset Underwriting, launching an...

Modern work affecting health & productivity

High stress and lack of physical activity are causing industries to lose up to...

The Source appoints BDM

Source Insurance has announced the appointment of David Carr as business development manager for...

Source Commercial expands online landlord portfolio proposition

Source Commercial has announced the addition of Covea to its online landlord portfolio panel....

COMMENT

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

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...

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West One adds 6.5x LTI residential tier

West One has expanded its residential mortgage and Extra second charge ranges with higher...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market...

Barclays cuts residential rates by up to 50bps

Barclays will reduce rates across its residential purchase, remortgage and existing-customer ranges from Friday...

Advisers tip general insurance for growth as client demand shifts

Almost one third of financial advisers expect general insurance to be their biggest area...

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