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SMEs unaware of business protection options

Many decision-makers in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are unsure how their businesses is...

Rate rise on the horizon

The news that Britain’s inflation rate turned positive in July has added further fuel...

VitalityLife unveils talent academy

VitalityLife has launched a Business Consultant Talent Academy, which will increase the number of...

Record levels of trade credit insurance

Trade credit insurers are providing more cover to businesses than ever before, insuring turnover...

14% of total wealth in the UK is kept at home

A new study by Legal & General and economics consultancy firm CEBR, has reported that in...

PI insurance sector likely to grow and consolidate

A new report by Timetric’s UK FS Intelligence Centre has found that the professional...

Millions of homeowners lack home security nous

32% of Britons admit to have gone out of the house leaving the windows...

ABI: 97.7% of all types of protection policy claims are paid

In 2014, £3.44bn was paid out by protection insurers to nearly 128,500 customers or...

Protect Line switches to TenetLime

TenetLime has added Protect Line to its membership. The Poole-based specialist insurance brokerage offers...

26% rise in business protection sales for VitalityLife

VitalityLife has reported a business protection sales increase of 26% in the year to June...

UK firms losing billions from bad advice

Poor professional advice from third parties or consultants has led to 16% of small and micro...

Landlords reminded to check cover arrangements

The recent new of a national rise in private housing rental prices has led to...

NAB ups estimates for Clydesdale redress

National Australia Bank (NAB) has readjusted the total amount it believes will be necessary...

Significant recent fall in home insurance premiums

New research from insurance market research firm Consumer Intelligence has found that between June...

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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Stamp duty and community ties deter older homeowners from downsizing

Nearly 60% of over-65s have considered downsizing, but financial costs, community ties and a...

HSBC eases fixed-term contract criteria for residential borrowers

HSBC has widened its residential lending criteria for certain applicants employed on fixed-term contracts. Medical...

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...

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