Insurance Brokers

Gallagher Re Teams Up With Accord Mortgages

Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broker, today welcomed Accord Mortgages – the intermediary-only lending subsidiary of Yorkshire Building Society – to Deposit Unlock, the innovative reinsurance-backed mortgage indemnity scheme it helped design and develop for the house […]

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FCA Issues £1m In Fines After Pension Losses

The FCA has prohibited five directors of financial advice firms from working in financial services and collectively fined them over £1 million, after they caused significant losses to pension customers. The largest individual fine was […]

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Unsafe Loft Conversion Work Led To House Collapse

Latest case report from the HSE; A Manchester construction company was fined after much of a three-bedroom domestic property in Stretford collapsed during a loft conversion and ground floor extension work. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard […]

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House of Lords Will Hear Views on Insurance Regulation

The latest parchment from the House of Lords has arrived via a cup bearer; The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will tomorrow take evidence from Robert Childs, Non-Executive Chairman of Hiscox, the diversified […]

Insurance Regulation

House of Lords Will Hear Expert Insights on Insurance Market

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will tomorrow take evidence from leading academics on insurance law as it explores the role of regulation on the UK commercial insurance and reinsurance market. The session […]

Insurance Regulation

House of Lords Begins Review of Reinsurance Market

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will tomorrow open its inquiry into the regulation of the commercial insurance and reinsurance market. The Committee will explore whether regulatory policy is well-designed and proportionately applied […]

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Are Christmas Presents Covered on Your Home Insurance?

That is a very good question. Co-op Insurance is urging Brits to check their home and contents insurance policies as new YouGov data reveals that a staggering one in two (52%) UK adults who celebrate Christmas […]