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TMA unveils profit share scheme

TMA has launched a profit share scheme for the advisers that use it. ...

One-fifth fib on insurance applications

18% of UK householders have embellished the truth or withheld information when applying for...

Nationwide cuts cost of home emergency cover

From 1 October, Nationwide Building Society is reducing the cost of its home emergency...

Aviva publishes third behavioural science book

Aviva will launch its third New Thinking business book, aimed at helping advisers...

CML backs government moves over flood insurance

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed government measures seeking to ensure that...

Royal London hires protection design head

Royal London has announced the appointment of Debbie Kennedy as its head of protection...

Berkeley Alexander hires new BDM team

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has hired an additional business development team and sales...

Jewellery loss tops insurance poll

40% of Brits have admitted to being parted with a valuable possession in the...

Tenet tackles ‘financial burden’ of PII

Tenet has written to advisers this week to confirm what is says is a...

Zurich launches support service

Zurich has unveiled a free and confidential support service for its protection customers and...

Openwork agrees MetLife distribution deal

MetLife and Openwork have agreed to the transfer of up to 930 of...

New service from lead generator

Lead generation agency e-finity Leads is launching its Click-to-Call service at the Financial Services...

New personalised intermediary platform from Select & Protect

General insurance provider Select & Protect has unveiled a new home insurance product which...

Landlords not maintaining safety measures

AXA Business Insurance has researched the largest concerns of the 8.3 million residential tenants...

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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