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Title insurer acquired

Inter Hannover has acquired London and European, the provider of title insurance and legal...

Kevin Paterson to head up Source Insurance

Kevin Paterson will be joining Source Insurance as its managing director in early April....

PPI claims to FSCS generate millions for CMCs

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has paid out nearly £136 million in mis-sold...

Barclays extends mis-selling provisions

Ahead of the publication of its full year results on 12 February, Barclays has...

Holloway Friendly maintains claims paid

Holloway Friendly paid 96% of all income protection claims in 2012, exceeding the ABI...

Bright Grey reports high claims payout figure

Bright Grey has reported that it paid out 93% of critical illness claims during...

Tesco Underwriting appoints chief underwriting officer

Darren McCauley has been appointed as the new chief underwriting officer at Tesco Underwriting...

IP commission hike by Ageas

Ageas has increased the commission it pays to financial intermediaries when clients buy income...

Openwork unveils new GI panel proposition

Openwork has signed a long term contractual agreement with Paymentshield for general insurance. The...

Ageas sees off six-figure insurance fraud

Ageas has claimed defeat of a £100,000 insurance fraud case in Dorset. A judgment was...

Paymentshield claims record retention rates

Paymentshield has said that in 2012 it retained more policies than ever, with retention...

Connect Mortgage Club offers landlord insurance module

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC), part of the Connect Group, is now providing its appointed...

L&G offers mid and high new worth insurance service

Legal & General has launched Enhanced home insurance, designed for those customers in the...

Regulators publish guidance over new payment protection products

The FSA and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have jointly published final guidance...

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...

Latest news

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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