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2015 saw tripling in flood claims for L&G

Legal & General paid over £160 million in general insurance claims in 2014. Figures...

LV= Broker partners with Towergate Underwriting

LV= Broker has joined Towergate Underwriting’s home syndicate alongside Allianz. The agreement will run...

New AR firm for Stonebridge Group

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has recruited Midlands-based advisory practice, Green &...

Government tax to push insurance premiums higher

The average quoted Shoparound price for both buildings and contents insurance policies has risen...

On your bike… 

As I write, the world’s biggest annual sporting event is weaving its way through...

Berkeley Alexander looks to ‘Beat Your Best Quote’

Berkeley Alexander has announced the launch of a new ‘Beat Your Best Quote’ offer...

Few workers have a financial backup plan

Only 29% of British workers currently have a financial safety net in place if...

L&G unveils second opinion facility

Legal & General has launched its new Second Medical Opinion service. It provides customers with...

Direct Line in trouble over landlord insurance radio ad

Direct Line has had a radio ad banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA),...

FSE London registration open

Registration is open for Front Events' third London Financial Services Expo. The two-day show, to be...

Nationwide extends cover for travellers to Tunisia

In line with government directions, advising against all but essential travel to Tunisia, the...

FCA outlines enforcement investigation procedures

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated the criteria and outlined the process it...

TSB Intermediary broadens its buy-to-let range

TSB has introduced buy-to-let remortgages over a three-year term, as well as launching two-year...

Summer Budget 2015 – millions hit by insurance premium tax

George Osborne announced a rise in Insurance Premium Tax during yesterday's Budget. This tax was...
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COMMENT

Stamp Duty

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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House prices

Price cuts signal more competitive market for brokers

House sellers have made the biggest June price reduction in 14 years as higher...
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Royal London pays record £821m in protection claims 

Royal London paid a record £821m in protection claims during 2025, supporting more than...
Appointments

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

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

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

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

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