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TMA Club to offer critical illness software via CIExpert

TMA Club has entered into an agreement with CIExpert, a firm which analyses critical illness...

Paymentshield unveils Defaqto Compare Tool

Paymentshield is offering access to the Defaqto Compare Tool, giving advisers the ability to...

New NED for HL Partnership

Mortgage and protection network, HL Partnership, has appointed Mike Hughes as non-executive director (NED). Hughes...

Operating profit down at LV=

LV= has announces its interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2018. Operating...

CMA issues Barclays with legal directions over PPI breach

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken action against Barclays after it failed,...

APRIL UK comes to PMI agreement with AXA PPP healthcare

APRIL UK has reached an agreement with AXA PPP healthcare to offer APRIL UK’s...

SimplyBiz partners with Guardian Financial Services

SimplyBiz has secured a multi-year partnership deal with Guardian Financial Services. Guardian Financial Services re-entered...

L&G promotes Simon Hird

Legal & General has made a number of senior promotions within its general insurance...

APRIL UK withdraws from PMI market

Protection and health insurance provider, APRIL UK, is closing its private medical insurance plans...

Will Greenwood supporting L&G mental health campaign

Former England rugby union player Will Greenwood has become the latest sporting celebrity to...

County Group acquires Guardian Insurance Brokers

The County Group, part of Global Risk Partners (GRP), has acquired a majority stake...

Sesame Bankhall Group reports 22% rise in protection business

Sesame Bankhall Group's combined protection annual premium income (API) through PMS Mortgage Club and...

Protection challenger pilots with four UK distributors

New protection provider Guardian is piloting its life and critical illness proposition with four...

Millennials “don’t see the value of private healthcare”

The Health Insurance Group has claimed that millennials may be missing out on significant...

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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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