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Paymentshield keeps Defaqto home insurance rating

Paymentshield has retained 5-star Defaqto rating for its home insurance product. The insurance firm recently...

Record payouts for MetLife UK’s MultiProtect

2019 claim figures for MetLife UK’s MultiProtect policy reached a record high. MetLife UK paid...

Uinsure receives Defaqto Five Star rating once again

Uinsure has been awarded a Defaqto Five Star rating for the seventh consecutive year. The...

Paymentshield adds quick quote functionality

Paymentshield has announced the latest development in its Adviser Hub which it claims will...

Paymentshield publishes two adverse weather customer guides

Paymentshield has added two new customer facing resources to its online Marketing Toolkit. The new...

Cirencester Friendly paid 95.7% of claims last year

Individual income protection provider Cirencester Friendly paid 95.7% of claims in 2019, an increase...

Assurant Intermediary launches online training programme

Assurant Intermediary has launched its first interactive online training programme - an Introduction to...

The Exeter appoints CIO

The Exeter has appointed Paul Smith as its new chief information officer (CIO). Smith...

Assurant Intermediary improves UX for Quoforma +

Assurant Intermediary has made enhancements to the user experience of its Quoforma + online...

Homeowners choose to stay and create ‘forever home’

For those homeowners unsure about whether to move home or stay put, research from...

New regional sales manager for Paymentshield

Paymentshield has recruited Derek Cluderay as a new regional sales manager. Cluderay (pictured) is tasked with...

Paymentshield improves mobile phone cover

Paymentshield has changed its home insurance product to allow customers to claim for accidental...

MoneySuperMarket reveals UK burglary hotspots by postcode

The central Birmingham postcode of B5 is Britain’s top burglary claims hotspot, according to...

Stonebridge conference to focus on protection gap

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

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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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Equity release lending rises 4% as new customer numbers recover

Equity release lending rose to £597m in the second quarter of 2026 as new...

October Budget puts mortgage market on alert

Chancellor John Healey will deliver the first Budget of Andy Burnham’s premiership on Wednesday...

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...

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