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Paymentshield expands home insurance panel

Paymentshield has appointed ABC Insurance, part of LV= Broker, to its home insurance panel. Launched in 2007,...

Over 50s sceptical about home insurance providers

24% of those aged over 50 say they do not trust home insurance providers...

Paradigm to hold further MCD events

Paradigm Mortgage Services has outlined details of a new round of mortgage and protection events...

The Source introduces landlord GI incentive

Source Insurance is offering a commission incentive on all landlord GI new business that...

Society of Mortgage Professionals outlines roadshow agenda

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has confirmed a 10-event roadshow schedule for 2016. The first series...

L&G CFO announces retirement plans

Mark Gregory, Legal & General group chief financial officer, has informed the board of...

LV= broker improves ABC home cover

LV= Broker is improving its ABC Home buildings and contents product. Under its ABC contents product,...

Uinsure retains Defaqto 5 Star Rating

General insurance provider Uinsure has been awarded a Defaqto 5 Star Rating. It is the...

£15.5m in fines imposed by FCA over integrity failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined five individuals and two firms a total...

New landlords’ lost keys insurance deal unveiled

Keycare has launched a new intermediary-only, landlords’ insurance product for lost keys, to be...

Homeowners’ top DIY bodges revealed

An Aviva study of around 1,000 recent home-movers found that people spent on average...

RBS puts aside more money in “clean-up” operation

The Royal Bank of Scotland has put aside an additional £1.5 billion in relation...

Paymentshield aims to get advisers ‘GI fit’

Paymentshield has launched a new initiative, ‘GI Fit’, to help its network of advisers boost their...

L&G beefs up business protection activity

Legal & General’s specialist business protection team saw 4,913 advisers during 2015, a rise...

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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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Stamp duty and community ties stall downsizing

Nearly three in five over-65s have considered downsizing but stamp duty, family ties and...

Fairfax steps down as Catalyst CEO

Catalyst Property Finance founder Chris Fairfax is stepping down as chief executive following the...

Mortgage fraud rises across every category

Mortgage-related fraud increased across every category tracked by Cifas during the first half of...

West One adds 6.5x LTI residential tier

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

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