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Pulse Insurance joins GRiD

The industry body for the group risk protection sector, GRiD, has expanded with the addition...

Ageas UK CEO steps down

After 10 years with Ageas UK, Andy Watson has decided to step down from...

Paradigm Protect issues provider Covid-19 document

Paradigm Protect has launched a new Covid-19 update document with details on how its...

L&G makes Covid-19 change to new protection applications

Legal & General has added a Covid-19 question into application forms for protection. The new...

Uinsure partners with Beneficial mortgage network

Uinsure has announced a new exclusive, single-tie partnership with Beneficial mortgage network. The insurance firm...

Covid-19: home insurance referral service established

CETA Insurance has set up a new service to help smaller brokers, IFAs and...

L&G outlines Covid-19 strategy

Legal & General has outlined its approach to supporting intermediaries and servicing insurance customers...

Paradigm provides crisis support page

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched a new Coronavirus support page for advisers which includes information...

CRM system offered free to all UK brokers

Members of the Financial Services Tech Task Force initiative have joined forces to fund...

Covid-19: SimplyBiz CEO praises product provider support for advisers

Matt Timmins, joint CEO of The SimplyBiz Group, has praised the “proactive, flexible and...

Royal London enhances critical illness proposition

Royal London has made changes to its critical illness and children’s critical illness cover...

PRIMIS adds Shepherds Friendly to protection panel

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has welcomed protection specialist, Shepherds Friendly, to its full panel. The move...

FIBA sees increase in PI enquiries

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) is witnessing a rise in enquiries from...

Uinsure improves mobile phone cover

Uinsure has introduced improved cover for mobile phones under its home insurance product. Mobiles can...

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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

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,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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