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Access FS appointment to lead recruitment strategy

Access Financial Services has appointed Rob Jarvis as business development manager, tasking him with...

Shepherds Friendly takes milestone moments campaign to airwaves and streets

Shepherds Friendly has extended its first major brand campaign to include national billboards and...

Paymentshield expands senior sales team to strengthen intermediary partnerships

Paymentshield has doubled the size of its national account management team in a restructure...

Brokers warn of rising underinsurance as premiums outpace protection

A growing number of brokers fear that more households are falling into underinsurance as...

The Exeter appoints new company secretary

The Exeter has named Karen Senior as its new company secretary, following the retirement...

Why every mortgage client needs a will and how brokers can help protect homes from fraud

With Financial Awareness Day on 14 August Royal London is warning that too many...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about...

The Exeter reports strong uptake of beneficiary nomination feature in life cover

The Exeter has reported a marked increase in structured arrangements for life insurance payouts...

National Friendly posts record income protection sales on back of strong H1 growth

Mutual insurer National Friendly has posted a sharp rise in new business and income...

Andy Peters joins Luminosity as protection adviser

Veteran life insurance executive Andy Peters has joined protection advice firm Luminosity, following its...

Ceta joins TMG Mortgage Network and club panels

Ceta Insurance has joined the panel of TMG Mortgage Network, becoming its preferred provider...

Howden strengthens south Wales presence with five new appointments

Howden has added to its growing south Wales team with the appointment of five...

New London-based brokerage launches with family focus and female leadership

A new mortgage advice firm, Heath Mortgage Solutions, has launched in London today, backed...

Novium adds L&G’s critical illness cover to sourcing platform

Advisers using Novium’s protection sourcing platform can now quote Legal & General’s critical illness...

COMMENT

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

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

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