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SBG hosts Mortgage Extra Live events

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is this month hosting a series of mortgage seminars across...

Direct Line ad banned

Direct Line has had an internet video advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority...

L&G adds counselling to Group IP offering

Legal & General is now including free face-to-face counselling as part of its Group...

The Source becomes another preferred GI provider

Source Insurance has been appointed as a preferred supplier of general insurance to the...

Exeter Family Friendly makes adviser-demanded changes

Exeter Family Friendly has made changes to its proposition, made as a direct result...

Blacks Connect offers insurance for purchase fall-through

Blacks Connect has unveiled a new service to brokers and their clients. It is an...

‘D2C’ seen as biggest challenge to protection market

42% of intermediaries see the rise of direct to consumer (D2C) propositions as the...

Ageas partners with NewLaw Solicitors

Ageas UK has launched a new partnership with NewLaw Solicitors to provide legal services...

LV= offers income protection discount

LV= has introduced a temporary discount on income protection. The protection provider is offering a...

Universal application process for protection launched

Directlife has unveiled Quote+, a universal application process for protection insurance products. The protection...

The Source offers protection for home buyers

The Source has introduced a Home Buyers' Protection product. It covers clients’ upfront expenses if: The...

The Source offers broker marketing toolkit

Source Insurance has released a free broker marketing toolkit, including range of promotional materials,...

‘Motorsexual Men’ behind vanity-related crashes

2.2 million men have had a car crash over the past year while admiring...

APFA calls for MoJ action on claims management firms

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called on the Ministry of Justice...
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COMMENT

Comment

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Regulation

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...
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One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...
Compliance

Digital mortgage ID checks unaffected by government U-turn

Digital identity verification used by mortgage lenders, brokers and other regulated firms is unaffected...
Building Societies

Family BS launches broker Mortgage Hub

Family Building Society has launched an online mortgage application platform designed to give brokers...

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