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Stonebridge offers limited life and protection panel

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, is now offering directly authorised (DA)...

Joint purchasers foregoing life cover

77% of planned property purchases in the next two years will be made jointly,...

ABI proposes transparency initiative

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

L&G joins Source home insurance panel

Source Insurance has announced the introduction of Legal & General onto its home insurance...

Aviva reveals income protection figures

Aviva made income protection payments totalling £12.9 million in 2013, the insurer has revealed. Mental...

The Source makes further rate reductions

Source Insurance has again reduced premiums for household and landlord property insurance. Kevin Paterson (pictured),...

57% of mortgage payers don’t have protection

Six million homes, half of all mortgaged residential property in the UK, could be...

New chairman for the ABI

Paul Evans, group chief executive of AXA UK, has been nominated by the board...

Competition behind home insurance premium deflation

Homeowners living in Bolton and Brighton are benefitting the most from home insurance premium...

The Source expands landlords’ property insurance panel

The Source has announced an addition to its Landlord Property Insurance Panel. AXA joins current...

LV= “most recommended” insurer

LV= has claimed latest research suggests it is now the most recommended insurer in...

CMCs face large fines for bad service

Claims management companies (CMCs) responsible for providing bad service and bombarding people with nuisance...

PTFS partners with eKeeper

Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) has joined forces with technology pioneer eKeeper to support...

Tesco Bank expands insurance panel

Tesco Bank has added Royal and Sun Alliance (RSA) to its home insurance underwriting...

COMMENT

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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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

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

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

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

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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