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Air ambulance to benefit from life insurance promo

Darlington Building Society has launched a life insurance promotion aimed at benefitting the Great...

Scottish Provident rejects only 2% for CI non-disclosure

Scottish Provident paid 93% of critical illness claims in the first half of 2012....

Towergate to use Berkeley Alexander’s online service

Berkeley Alexander has revealed that Towergate Insurance has signed up to its online quote...

Ageas Protect appoints head of marketing and propositions

Ageas Protect has announced the appointment of Steve Casey to the role of head...

Scottish Provident offers six-point protection plan

Scottish Provident has developed a six-point 'Elevator Pitch' to help IFAs to "take its...

L&G reveals workers’ entrepreneurial flair

Legal & General's latest Job Security Index research reveals that 28% of current UK...

Insurers in the dark over home improvements

There is a widespread failure by people in the UK to notify their insurer...

Win gadgets with Canada Life

Canada Life Group Insurance is offering advisers the chance to win one of a...

Brokers offered own loss adjustment service

DAS is offering mortgage brokers their own loss adjustor to process their side of...

L&G expands CIC cover

Legal & General has improving its critical illness cover (CIC). It now includes extra cover...

LV= undertakes customer service apprenticeship scheme

LV= has started a Financial Services Apprenticeship Programme for customer service teams working within...

PPI firm gets TV ad banned

A television advert from a PPI claims management firm has been banned. The ad for...

L&G boosts Group Income Protection offering

Legal & General has embarked upon a new partnership with physiotherapy specialists Physioworld. Founded...

Lack of activity leads to permissions cancellation

Castle Grove Insurance Services Ltd has had its Part IV permissions cancelled by the...

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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