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Cirencester Friendly appoints marketing head

Rebecca Young has been promoted by Cirencester Friendly to the role of head of...

FCA: financial crime risk still not being managed properly

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has established that a number of small banks and commercial insurance...

79% of advisers still offer independent financial advice

69% of all advisers have seen the size of their active client base increase...

New head of sales for Select & Protect parent

Affinity and financial intermediary insurance provider, Hood Group, has appointed Alison Haines to the...

Hoyl Underwriting Management sees PI enquiry growth

Hoyl Underwriting Management (HUM), which offers intermediary PI insurance, has witnessed a large number...

Zurich signs up to Think, Act, Report

Zurich has joined the government’s Think, Act, Report initiative. Over 2.2 million employees...

Discovery takes remaining stake in Prudential JV

Discovery is to acquire the entire share capital of Prudential Health Holdings Ltd, the...

Consumers don’t want insurers checking social media

There is a lack of awareness about the information sources insurers can use, with...

Engage Mutual hires commercial sales manager

Engage Mutual has appointed Liz Timms as its commercial sales manager. She is tasked with...

The Insurance Bill – will it impact you?

Following a second reading in the House of Lords in the summer, it looks...

The Source extends landlord property panel

Source Insurance has extended its landlord property insurance offering. It has added Amlin to its...

Swinton trio fined and banned by FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined three former senior executives of Swinton Group...

TMA and Pink Mortgage Club hold DA business conferences

LSL Property Services firms TMA and the Pink Mortgage Club are running a series...

Aegon UK joins protection campaign

Aegon UK has become the latest provider to pledge its support to the Seven...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

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....

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Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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