Cover

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...

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...
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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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News

Afin Bank records £135m of mortgage approvals in first year

Afin Bank approved £135 million of mortgages during its first 12 months of operation...
Appointments

Tandem Bank appoints southern account manager as second charge lending grows

Tandem Bank has appointed Lloyd Turner as southern account manager as it seeks to...
Case Studies

Darlington BS completes £530k interest-only remortgage for three applicants

Darlington Building Society has completed a £530,000 interest-only remortgage involving three applicants after several...
Education

Simplybiz sets out August training programme for mortgage advisers

Simplybiz Mortgages has announced a month-long programme of online training for mortgage advisers and...

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