Protection

Intermediaries offered white labelled protection solution

Cavendish Online has launched a white label service aimed at providing intermediaries with a...

Increase in profits for Just Mortgages

Just Mortgages has reported a 17% rise in profits for the year ending December 2015,...

SMEs vulnerable to defaulting on loans

57% of SMEs had at least one form of business borrowing in 2015,...

FCA reveals fall in complaints

The Financial Conduct Authority has stated that there was a decrease of 1.4% in...

PPI claims firm rapped by ad watchdog

MCL Manchester Claims has had two issues investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA),...

SimplyBiz unveils “UK’s first” workplace academy

SimplyBiz Group has revealed that the UK’s first workplace academy, designed to support advisers...

The Exeter paid 94% of claims last year

Protection specialist the Exeter has revealed that it paid 94% of income protection claims in...

L&G improves mental health offering

Legal & General has made changes to the support its Group Income Protection provides to...

Openwork triples number of protected individuals

Openwork has revealed that it tripled the number of protection policies recommended to clients...

Holloway Friendly joins forces with online portal

Holloway Friendly has partnered with Synaptic Software to provide its income protection policies through its online...

New hires for SimplyBiz Mortgages

SimplyBiz Mortgages has appointed Hannah Keane and Brian Wills as it develops its face-to-face contact...

IPT – call it what it is, a tax on consumers

It came as no surprise to the insurance industry that the Chancellor George Osborne...

National account hires for network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Aidan McCarthy and Philip Emanuel as...

BUDGET 2016: claims management review

A report into the claims management sector was published as part of the Budget...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...