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Brokers highlight capacity issues in non-standard insurance market

Prestige Underwriting has reported significant concerns among brokers regarding the availability of capacity in...

LV= tackles issue of insurance misrepresentation

LV='s latest Fuel for Life report highlights how support from advisers during the application...

Towergate Health & Protection appoints client development head

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Tim Moloney as its new head of client...

HSBC Life UK joins PRIMIS panel

HSBC Life UK has joined the PRIMIS network’s protection provider panel. The appointment means PRIMIS...

New protection development team member for TRM network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced the appointment of a new protection...

HLPartnership hosts business-building webinar

HLPartnership is hosting a webinar event on Wednesday 19 June to help entrepreneurs decide whether...

Guardian ups critical illness additional payout limits

Guardian has increased the amount it will pay when a policyholder is diagnosed with...

OMS in partnership with Uinsure

One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with Uinsure to create an integrated insurance experience....

Over one in 10 homeowners have no contents insurance

11% of homeowners do not have a contents insurance policy, despite almost all homeowners...

Two new roles at Uinsure

Uinsure has announced two new major roles created to lead the strategic focus of...

Brokers seeing non-standard insurance market growth

79% of brokers have experienced an increase in non-standard insurance enquiries over the past...

British Friendly unveils Children’s Critical Illness Cover

British Friendly has launched Children’s Critical Illness Cover as an optional benefit which can...

Employer communication over cancer in the workplace needs to improve

21% of UK employees who have, or have had, cancer in the workplace have...

Towergate reveals top employee health and wellbeing issues

74% of employers stated that they offer more health and wellbeing support now than...

COMMENT

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

Home and away: How appetite for UK property is rising

Conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East are a reminder that the catastrophic impact of war is not confined to war zones.   The...

Latest news

More than 255,000 homeowners to leave five-year fixes by the end of June

More than 255,000 UK households are due to come off five-year fixed mortgage deals...

The Leeds strengthens intermediary team with senior account manager hire

Leeds Building Society has hired Michelle Ward as corporate account manager, adding more than...

Rising rental yields give landlords a stronger start to 2026, but March volatility clouds outlook

Fleet Mortgages’ latest Rental Barometer shows average yields reached 8.1% in Q1 2026, up...

Mortgage availability rises as lenders cut pricing

Mortgage availability increased in the first quarter of 2026 as lenders loosened supply and...

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