Subscribe to Home Insurance News
Home Insurance news
- Home contents insurance customers warned of single article limit - 27th November, 2009
A financial advice website has said that households could find themselves without the necessary home contents insurance to protect valuable items due to a clause that is often overlooked.
Lovemoney.com claimed that single article limits, which relates to items worth over a certain amount, usually £1,500 to £2,500, need to be listed on a separate home insurance policy in order to be covered against damage or theft... - Severe weather prompts Halifax home contents insurance warning - 20th November, 2009
Home contents insurance provider Halifax has said that the severe weather seen in the UK over the last weekend is set to continue in the coming weeks and has warned its customers to keep their belongings safe from damage.
Northern and western regions are the most at risk from flooding as strong winds and above average rainfall are set to hit residents this week and households must take the steps necessary to avoid having to make a home insurance claim, the firm said... - The Co-op issues flood warning for home contents insurance customers - 30th October, 2009
The government's Environment Agency, local authorities and the home contents insurance industry should all work together to prevent damage to properties caused by floods, the Co-operative has said.
The supermarket believes that climate change will contribute to increased instances of flooding in the near future and has warned that £20 billion must be invested in prevention methods in order to avoid a £40 billion loss by 2035 for home contents insurance firms... - Home contents insurance claims rise on Halloween, says Axa - 21st October, 2009
The week of Halloween and Bonfire Night is the worst of the year for the number of home contents insurance claims which are made against malicious damage to property, according to research.
Carried out by home contents insurance company Axa, the report revealed that October 31st sees 270 per cent more claims being sent in compared to an average day, while there is a 350 per cent rise on November 5th... - Home contents insurance claims up with daylight savings end - 20th October, 2009
The end of daylight savings time brings more claims on home contents insurance policies, according to Halifax.
The company has seen an average 8.5 per cent rise in home contents insurance claims due to the longer nights in the winter over the past few years and with clocks going back at 2:00 [02:00] BST next Sunday morning (October 25th), it is warning households to be vigilant... - Direct Line home contents insurance deal 'may not be good value' - 7th October, 2009
Households have been warned that home contents insurance policies with money-saving deals attached to them may not be as good value as the headline offer suggests.
The Independent conducted research into the market at the moment, which has seen Direct Line and Aviva launch discounts on their home content insurance products for up to one-third off... - Direct Line launches home contents insurance deal - 6th October, 2009
Direct Line has announced that new customers will be able to take advantage of discounts on the firm's home contents insurance service.
The company is offering one-third off the price of both home contents insurance and building cover when the two products are purchased together... - Sainsbury's: 'Students should not neglect home contents insurance' - 23rd September, 2009
Those heading off to university this month to begin or continue their higher education studies may be more concerned with partying than sorting out their finances, but supermarket chain Sainsbury's has warned them to make sure home contents insurance is in place.
Research by the firm found that the average student 'digs' has £3,548-worth of equipment in it, from TVs and iPods to laptops and DVD players, which makes university accommodation and shared housing ripe for thieves... - Home contents insurance recommended for cyclists - 18th September, 2009
With bikes becoming all the rage at the moment thanks to concerns about global warming, one home contents insurance firm has warned that thieves may be on the lookout for the items this month.
Home Office statistics show that bike theft in the past few years has been 29 per cent higher in September than the overall average and M&S Money puts this down to the number of students who will be returning to city universities in the coming weeks... - Home contents insurance claims drop - 10th September, 2009
New research by Sainsbury's Finance has found that the number of home contents insurance claims the firm received has decreased in the past year.
In the first six months of this year, the firm saw 373,000 people needing to invoke their home contents insurance because of an accident or theft, while this figure stood at 527,000 in the same period in 2008...