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Are NHS waiting times a new consideration for advisers?

The widespread disruption brought to NHS services by the Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant...

Life broker appoints chief people officer

Life insurance broker, Reassured, has appointed Mareena Flint as its new chief people officer...

LV= to continue with payment break option

LV= is to carry on offering its payment break option permanently to maintain support...

Source Insurance streamlines its quote journey

Source Insurance has updated its general insurance platform to help brokers obtain quotes quicker. Source...

Scottish Friendly unveils “game-changer” over-50s’ life product

Scottish Friendly has launched a new over-50s' life insurance plan. The plan helps protect vulnerable...

Pivotal Growth acquires specialist brokerage

Pivotal Growth Limited has announced the acquisition of Grange Mortgage and Protection Services. Grange is...

Source Insurance appoints director of sales

General insurance provider, Source Insurance, has appointed Carl Oakes as its new director of...

Royal London’s LV= takeover talks collapse

Royal London has confirmed that its merger discussions with LV= have ended. December saw Royal...

Iress to drive National Friendly expansion strategy

National Friendly has gone live with Iress' Exchange portal service to drive growth in...

How wellbeing services can benefit the protection conversation

Within our industry, there’s a familiar saying that ‘protection isn’t bought, it’s sold’. And...

Paymentshield reports record year of growth

Paymentshield is set to exceed half a million customers in the first quarter of...

The Exeter signs up to Vulnerable Customers Charter

The Exeter has become the first insurer to sign up to the Vulnerable Customer...

Royal London provides Helping Hand to wellbeing

Royal London has expanded its Helping Hand service to include health and wellbeing support...

Openwork Partnership partners with PMI specialist

The Openwork Partnership is launching a private medical insurance (PMI) referral service with specialist...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

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...

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Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

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