3.5 million don’t have adequate home insurance cover

Nearly 3.5 million UK homeowners are putting their homes and possessions at risk by not having adequate home contents and buildings insurance, according to research from MoneySupermarket.com. Britain’s number one comparison site found nearly one in ten homeowners (nine per cent) are missing out on some form of home insurance and only have either buildings [...]

Over four million Brits consider false insurance claims

One in 10 recession-struck Brits admit they would consider making a false home insurance claim, according to research from MoneySupermarket.com. The comparison site found 4.3 million people with home insurance, (11 per cent), are willing to consider making a false claim on their home insurance. Of these people, four per cent (or 1.5 million) admit [...]

Don’t weep over your willow

As the Environmental Agency extends its “drought map” into the Midlands and the South West, first direct is warning that a hosepipe ban and reduced rainfall could create a hidden threat to their homes and result in unnecessary insurance claims. The bank has found that during prolonged periods of drought tree roots suck the moisture [...]

DIY insurance claims set to soar

The number of home insurance claims for accidental damage in the first half of the year is expected to peak in March for the third successive year as the DIY season gets underway. This is according to Churchill Home Insurance analysis of accidental damage claims. It seems that DIY disasters could be responsible for this [...]

Summertime steals for thieves

Green-fingered homeowners are being warned to secure their sheds and garages as the long-awaited British Summertime also brings a spike in theft from the great outdoors. Analysis of ten years of claims data from Aviva reveals that thefts from gardens and outbuildings shoot up by over a quarter (25 per cent) when the clocks go [...]
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