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Stonebridge conference to focus on protection gap

Mortgage and insurance network, Stonebridge, has provided details of its 2020 conference programme for...

Three senior appointments at Uinsure

Uinsure has revamped its management team with three senior appointments. Brionie Hemingway joins as chief...

Paymentshield expands marketing toolkit

Paymentshield has added new resources onto its online Marketing Toolkit, designed to help advisers...

TMA Club adds Holloway Friendly to protection panel

TMA has announced the addition of income protection specialist, Holloway Friendly, to its protection...

Brian Coulton joins Paymentshield from Source

Paymentshield has annouced the recruitment of Brian Coulton as national account manager. Coulton joins Paymentshield...

CII appoints professional standards committee chair

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Jennette Newman as chair of the Professional...

Uinsure partners with 360 Dotnet

Uinsure has announced a partnership with practice management system provider 360 Dotnet. 360 Dotnet says...

LV= joins Mortgage Advice Bureau protection panel

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has added LV=’s Personal Sick Pay and Income Protection plans...

Don’t separate the mortgage and protection, brokers told

Richard Kateley, head of intermediary development at L&G, has warned that advisers with permissions...

LV= unveils income protection for renters

LV= has revised its income protection plan to support people living in rented accommodation. Income...

Many firms unprotected against business partner death

51% of SME business owners would use their own personal wealth to support their...

Source Insurance joins Next Intelligence panel

Source Insurance is joining the Directly Authorised (DA) mortgage panel of Next Intelligence. The news...

Assurant Intermediary expands sales team

Assurant Intermediary has announced the appointment of Liam Nugent as business development manager (BDM). He...

Older homebuyers most at risk from lack of protection advice

Canada Life research has found that 13% of homebuyers who purchased their mortgage via...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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Brokers see rise in demand for business acquisition funding

Demand for funding to support business acquisitions is growing among UK SMEs, even as...

Phoebus joins Aston University to pioneer AI tools for mortgage servicing

Aston University has teamed up with Phoebus Software to create what is being described...

UK’s outdated homebuying system costs £1.5bn a year, says Santander

Half a million failed transactions annually leave buyers out of pocket and weigh heavily...

Source Insurance backs eco-focused start-up Insure4Nature

Source Insurance has partnered with ethical home insurance start-up Insure4Nature in a move that...