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Unemployment falls to 2.45 million

17 Mar 2010 10:24 am | By Robert Thickett

Unemployment for the last quarter fell by 33,000 to 2.45 million, the largest quarterly fall since the three months to July 2007.

Nationwide partners with Cardif Pinnacle for PPI

15 Mar 2010 11:34 am | By Natalie Martin

Nationwide Building Society has signed a three year contract with Cardif Pinnacle, part of banking group BNP Pariba, to supply the society with Payment Protection Insurance.

FSA extends consultation period for PPI reform

9 Mar 2010 3:02 pm | By Natalie Martin

The Financial Services Authority has published feedback to its plans to reform the Payment Protection Insurance market, but says it needs a further six week consultation as it has revised some of its original proposals.

Split cover quotes for life and CI

1 Mar 2010 8:37 am | Updated: 1 Mar 2010 12:20 pm | By Natalie Holt

Capita Financial Software has developed an online quotation service for split cover life and critical illness policies that allows brokers to quote on different life and critical illness covers on the same illustration.

FirstAssist teams up with Tenet LIME on ASU

16 Feb 2010 2:43 pm | By Natalie Holt

FirstAssist Insurance Services has been appointed by Tenet LIME to provide a full suite of accident, sickness and unemployment products and services to its 1,100 members.

L&G network offers high net worth home insurance

16 Feb 2010 0:00 am | Updated: 16 Feb 2010 11:05 am | By Natalie Holt

Legal & General Partnership Services, L&G’s network arm, has partnered with Sterling Insurance Company so that L&G advisers can offer home insurance to their high net worth clients.

Zurich UK Life highlights CI cover for children

15 Feb 2010 11:12 am | By Natalie Holt

Zurich UK Life has highlighted the benefits of offering critical illness cover for children to help minimise the impact for families with children diagnosed with cancer.

Paradigm adds PruProtect serious illness cover

1 Feb 2010 11:15 am | By Natalie Holt

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added PruProtect’s life and serious illness cover products to its preferred protection panel.

Everyday Financial Solutions signs up with L&G

14 Dec 2009 10:37 am | By Natalie Martin

Everyday Financial Solutions has become a business partner of Legal & General, having agreed a sole-tied partnership for protection.

Paymentshield announces price freeze on B&C premiums        

10 Dec 2009 9:53 am | By Natalie Martin

Paymentshield is freezing its core buildings and contents Insurance premiums from 1 January 2010.

Lenders could cut distribution, warns Swiss Re

3 Dec 2009 11:29 am | By Natalie Martin

Swiss Re has warned that additional responsibilities placed on lenders as a result of the Mortgage Market Review could result in lenders cutting down their distribution and lead to even more competition among insurance providers as they look to secure deals with large mortgage suppliers.

LV= added to Openwork's income protection panel

26 Nov 2009 10:17 am | By Natalie Martin

LV= has signed up to distribute its mortgage and lifestyle protection plan through Openwork

L&G revamps term assurance product

16 Nov 2009 12:39 pm | By Natalie Holt

Legal & General is introducing a range of different interest rates on which its Mortgage Decreasing Term Assurance is based.

PruProtect launches Essentials plan

11 Nov 2009 10:15 am | By Robert Thickett

PruProtect has launched its new online-only Essentials plan which includes life cover only and life with serious illness cover.

62 Staff face axe at Paymentshield

9 November 2009 | By Robert Thickett

Paymentshield is looking to cut its workforce by 20%, with 62 members of staff in consultation.

PMS teams up with FirstCity for PI

2 Nov 2009 4:46 pm | By Natalie Martin

PMS is offering a facility for professional indemnity insurance, negotiated on its behalf by FirstCity the specialist Lloyds broker.

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