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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...

PPI could be biggest consumer financial scandal ever

PPI now on course to be the biggest consumer financial scandal of all time,...

L&G outlines group protection approach to auto-enrolment

Legal & General has published details over its approach to auto-enrolment when it become...

Berkeley Alexander upgrades back office system

Berkeley Alexander has completed its back office systems upgrade project after 12 months work. The...

Woman suspected of 50 bogus insurance claims

The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) has arrested a woman on suspicion of making...

L&G publishes latest heart disease stats

Legal & General has published the latest in its series of analyses of its...

LV= builds gender and I-E website for advisers

LV= has launched a website for advisers on the forthcoming gender directive and I-E...

Broker whacked with one of FSA’s largest insurance fraud fines

The FSA has banned and fined a former commercial insurance broker who used clients’...

Parents’ savings being squeezed by kids

Over 4.4 million British adults are getting financial support from their parents, according to...

Lenders at risk from end to flood deal

A quarter of UK homes that are at risk of flooding could be left...

L&G offers income protection product via direct channel

Legal & General is now offering its Lifestyle Cover directly to consumers. The 'short-term' income...

GI sales remain important to brokers

A survey of 2,000 UK brokers carried out by Assurant Intermediary found that 90%...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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UK risks two-tier energy transition without home investment

The UK risks creating a "two-tier" energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are...

MSB solicitor recognised with Future Leader award at British LGBT Awards

MSB Solicitors is marking Pride Month after one of its solicitors was named Future...

The Yorkshire appoints two non-executive directors

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Barry O’Dwyer and Philippa Brown as independent non-executive directors. The...

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...

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