Andy Valvona, National Account Manager at Fleet Mortgages Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let and specialist lender, has today (2nd May 2017) announced the appointment of a new National Account Manager, Andy Valvona. Valvona joins Fleet Mortgages with immediate effect and comes with 25 years’ experience working in intermediary sales within a variety of financial [...]

Please find details of new Paragon buy to let products that were launched on Wednesday 3rd May 2017. Full details are contained in the attached Paragon Mortgages  Buy to Let product guide, but highlights are; Range of 2 and 5 year fixed rates Flat and percentage fees 65% and 75% LTV Available for purchase and remortgage Interest [...]

Great news! We’ve made some improvements to our Buy to Let and residential mortgage ranges and launched new exclusives on Wednesday 26 April 2017.   Buy to Let  Following the recent announcement of our new affordability approach for Buy to Let customers without capital raising, we’ve refreshed our Buy to Let pricing and launching new [...]

  Following a round-table format, the day is broken down into 6 presentations, complimentary 3 course buffet lunch and an opportunity to network with your peers.   Workshop Agenda   The Agenda 09.45 – 10.15 Registration and Refreshments 10.15 – 10.35 Welcome from Crystal Specialist Finance 10.35 – 11.10 Lender Introductions 11.10 – 11.30 Round [...]

When you’re helping your clients plan for later life, pensions, lifetime mortgages and tax-efficient savings probably feature regularly in your conversations. But do you help them plan for their funeral? This year, funeral poverty has been on the news and debated in parliament making it a key current issue, raising awareness amongst the general public. [...]

Total income up 23.3% from £17.6m in 2015 to £21.7m in 2016 £4.7m in bonuses awarded to Members Total funds hit £124.6m Membership surpassed 36,300 Cirencester Friendly has released its 127th Annual Report and Accounts, which reveals accelerated growth during 2016, with income, assets and Membership all increasing. Premium income rose from £15.6m in 2015 [...]

We are delighted to announce that Uinsure was recently named 'Best General Insurance Provider' at the Financial Reporter Awards for the third year running!  Please be assured that we won't be resting on our laurels and will continue to work hard to deliver you the best GI proposition on the market. ​Thanks to all the Right [...]

Claims 2016 LV= paid out 94% of all new individual protection claims, totalling close to £77 million over the year – more than we paid in any other year. We paid 98% of Life insurance claims, 92% of Critical Illness claims and 90% of Income Protection claims. The most common conditions for Critical Illness claims [...]

We commissioned our State of the Protection Nation (March 2017) research to find out how people felt about their own protection needs and the industry as a whole. We surveyed people who had already taken out some kind of protection insurance and those who didn’t have any. We also asked advisers to find out how [...]