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Aldermore speeds up completions

Aldermore has completed deals more quickly than ever recently, largely due to title insurance. ...

Scottish broker fined £335,204 for insurance fraud

The FSA has fined Donald McKee Morgan, a partner in the firm of Donald...

Group risk advisers look to auto-enrolment

72% of advisers dealing with group risk believe that auto-enrolment will present them with...

New business growth for Scot Prov & Bright Grey

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have reported a rise in new business of 45%...

Many small employers unaware of group income protection

A quarter of small firms have never heard of Group Income Protection (GIP) products...

Research suggests large lack of B&C insurance cover

Almost 3.5 million UK homeowners don’t have adequate home contents and buildings insurance, according...

£3.345m FSA fine for insurance firm

The FSA has fined Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company (Europe) Ltd (MSIEu) £3,345,000 for serious...

Aviva CEO quits

Andrew Moss, chief executive of Aviva, is stepping down from his position with immediate...

Pink and Aviva seek to create protection experts

Pink and Aviva have jointly launched a Protection Academy. The two firms claims the...

Worrying insight into interest-only borrowers’ ‘strategies’

Only 23% of interest-only mortgage holders are regularly putting money away in order to...

Brits willing to make false insurance claim

4.3 million people with home insurance are willing to consider making a false claim...

Sesame Bankhall announces restricted advice providers

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has revealed the initial product providers for its new restricted...

Barclays highlights protection gap

60% of UK adults do not have life insurance, according to new research from...

Berkeley Alexander unveils quote system

Berkeley Alexander has launched a bespoke commercial property comparison quote system for intermediaries. The system...

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A home shouldn’t be out of reach for those who keep the UK running

In a housing market that has grown steadily more selective, it is often those who arguably help keep the country running who are quietly...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers, this must seem like a pretty decent gig to be...

Maximising embedded value and delivering a great service

While advisers understand the importance of looking after existing clients, nurturing your back book beyond that mortgage-remortgage cycle is certainly easier said than done. It...

Open banking and smart data transformed finance – now it’s time to do the same for property

The UK is set for a 'smart data' revolution, a revolution which began with the advent of open banking, and one which now has...

Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference. Funding is widely available and funders are willing to do...

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The Exeter reveals 2024 health, income protection and life payouts

UK mutual health and protection insurer The Exeter paid out £61 million in claims...

Tandem reports record green lending as customers cut 70,000 tonnes of COâ‚‚

Tandem Bank has published its most comprehensive ESG report to date, disclosing that it...

HTB provides £20m+ facility for land portfolio refinancing

Hampshire Trust Bank has completed a development finance facility in excess of £20m to...

Davisons Law joins conveybuddy panel

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has announced that West Midlands-based Davisons Law has joined its panel...