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FCA: poor insurance claims experience for SMEs

A review of insurance claims handling for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by the Financial...

VitalityLife launches special offer discount

VitalityLife has launched a 5% discount for new Optimiser policies. The discount applies to new Life Cover...

Two key hires for RSA

RSA has strengthened its Affinity and Intermediated Retail teams with the appointment of two...

Uinsure wins Lifetime GI Provider award

General insurance firm Uinsure has been named GI Provider of the Year by Lifetime Group. This...

Co-habitees urged to review life insurance strategy

Sainsbury’s Life Insurance has found that around 38% of cohabitees who own their own...

Aegon UK improves multi-benefit offering

Aegon UK has made changes to its multi-benefit proposition for both personal protection and business...

Covéa joins Berkeley Alexander panel

Berkeley Alexander, has expanded its landlords’ insurance provider panel. Covéa has now joined AXA,...

Self-builders want modern tech throughout their homes

27% of Britons have aspirations to build their own home, according to new research...

High Court rules in favour of Cirencester Friendly

The High Court in London this week agreed to set aside two Financial Ombudsman...

L&G increases group protection payout total

Over 2014 Legal & General paid 97% of all claims on its group protection...

Holloway Friendly launches critical illness IP policy

Holloway Friendly has unveiled what it claims to be a unique critical illness income protection...

The risk of sharing too much

With the summer fast approaching, thoughts turn to holidays in the sun and getting...

Select & Protect to unveil new landlords products next week

General insurance provider Select & Protect will be showcasing its new insurance proposition for...

Vitality partners with the Cherries

Vitality is to become the Official Health and Wellness Partner of AFC Bournemouth following...

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...

Latest news

House price growth slows to 0.1%: Lloyds

UK house prices remained unchanged in July as higher mortgage rates and global economic...

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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