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Senior recruits at Cadogan Keelan Westall

Cadogan Keelan Westall has added to its management team with the appointment of Amanda...

Friends Life outlines gender pricing policy

Friends Life has stated it will make gender-specific terms available for intermediary protection business...

Aegon introduces servicing team for gender directive

Aegon has established a dedicated pipeline servicing team to assist advisers ensure they secure...

Bright Grey and Scot Prov outline gender directive plans

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have set out their plan for 'Gender Directive' pipeline...

Ageas’ underwriters achieves CII Chartered status

Ageas Insurance has been awarded Chartered status by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) to...

Government warned over property development plans

Legal expenses insurer DAS has warned that boundary disputes between neighbours could dramatically increase...

Introducer service unveiled by Select & Protect

Select & Protect has launched a new introducer service. Intermediaries can now register to allow...

Rise in number of complaints to FSA

Principality partners with L&G

Principality Building Society is partnering with Legal & General as the main provider of...

ABI issues gender-neutral insurance guidance

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published guidance for consumers over the forthcoming...

200 new jobs at insurance broker

Hastings Direct is to create 200 new posts over the next 12 months. ...

PruProtect tailors IP product for doctors

PruProtect has unveiled a new Income Protection product for doctors. The National Health Service has...

Record profits for PruProtect

Protection provider PruProtect has posted record results for the financial year to 30 June...

Working women “not recognising the importance of protection”

Women with full-time jobs are increasingly in charge of family finances but the majority...
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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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Cyberattack disrupts Romanian property transactions

A cyberattack on Romania’s national land registry has disrupted property transactions across the country...
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Just Mortgages and April launch 100% LTV mortgage with family support

Just Mortgages has expanded its first-time buyer range with a semi-exclusive joint borrower sole...
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Aldermore sets out five-tier mortgage range for borrowers outside high street criteria

Aldermore is to introduce a five-tier residential lending range aimed at borrowers whose circumstances...
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Energy efficiency matters to 85% of homebuyers, but only 2% would pay significantly more...

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