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Paymentshield makes senior appointment

Paymentshield has appointed Lee Gladwell as interim proposition director. Gladwell, who will...

Buy-to-let insurance service unveiled

BusinessInsuranceLine.co.uk, a new insurance quotes helpline and website, has been launched for buy-to-let property...

Younger generation shun protection

25% of 25-40 year olds say their attitude is to 'live for the day'...

Berkeley Alexander hails ‘Struggle Service’ success

Berkeley Alexander now has 13 individual insurers and in excess of 50 individual products...

Personal touch appoints senior GI manager

Personal Touch has appointed Victoria Jefferies to the position of senior GI manager. Jefferies has...

L&G extends GI deal with the Newcastle

Legal & General's general insurance business has secured a five-year extension to the existing...

The Source added to HomeLoan Partnership’s GI panel

Source Insurance has been appointed as a preferred supplier to the HomeLoan Partnership network...

Scottish Provident paid out 93% of 2012 CI claims

Scottish Provident paid out over £94 million to critical illness policyholders during 2012.  93%...

Pink launches AR life desk

Pink Network has unveiled a Life Desk facility to help appointed representatives (ARs) place...

Lloyds TSB posts another loss

Lloyds TSB has reported a statutory loss of £570 million for 2012. It said this...

Connect Mortgage Club teams up with Source Insurance

Source Insurance has been appointed as a preferred supplier to Connect Mortgage Club for...

Openwork launches Life Calc protection app

Openwork has unveiled its new Apple app which allows advisers to assess their clients’...

L&G partners with the Hanley Economic

Legal & General and Hanley Economic Building Society have announced a new joint distribution...

Lloyds Banking Group fined over delayed PPI redress

The FSA has fined three Lloyds Banking Group firms a total of £4,315,000 for...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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