Home Insurance

Research carried out by esure Home Insurance after the 2007 floods supports the prediction by the ABI (Association of British Insurers) today that a third of the three million new homes the Government plans to build by 2010, which will be on floodplains, could become unsaleable.

Direct Line, one of the UK's leading home insurers, is adding Identity Fraud Assistance to its home insurance policy, at no extra charge to policy holders. The service will be available to all new and existing customers who purchase a Direct Line combined buildings and contents insurance policy.

Over 1.5 million British homes’ roofs were damaged last year, as winds of up to 77 miles per hour whipped across Britain and caused a staggering £4.5 billion of damage, according to research by Halifax Home Insurance.

Commenting on today’s repair efforts by the ABI and the Government after last summer's flooding, Richard Mason, director of insurance at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said:

Churchill Insurance has re-launched its ‘Challenge Churchill’ microsite giving visitors the chance to play interactive games, test their Sudoku skills and enter a prize draw with the chance to win a Nintendo DS.

Sainsbury’s Home Insurance is urging landlords to ensure that they have adequate home insurance as it estimates that the collective value of their rental properties has reached £641 billion.

Commenting on the Government's new Water Strategy, Martin Hall, Director of Home Underwriting at RBS Insurance, owner of Direct Line and Churchill, said:"By 2080, up to 400,000 homes could face a very significant risk from surface water flooding.

A new promotion launches in branches this week to give banking customers up to £25 cash back on Halifax Home Insurance.

Romantic Brits are set to spend a staggering £1.32 billion on Valentine's gifts this year of which, £467 million will be spent on jewellery alone. Direct Line is urging those that do decide to lavish their loved one with diamonds, gold or other expensive presents to protect these cherished items.

Tenants across the UK are gambling nearly £8billion of personal possessions by not protecting themselves against bad weather or crime, according to Zurich Insurance.

Rural insurer NFU Mutual has issued a warning to owners of listed properties that they need specialist insurance for their homes. Although four in ten people would consider buying a listed property, worryingly, 37 per cent do not know that they would need extra insurance.

With severe weather warnings issued for the next few days, Cheshire Building Society is urging homeowners to ensure they have adequate insurance cover for their homes.

With severe gales battering much of the UK, and with snow on the way, Halifax Home Insurance offers some timely advice to help homeowners reduce the risk of weather-related damage to their property.

The female-focused Sheilas’ Wheels brand will move beyond car insurance for the first time next week (launch Sunday 3 February 2008) and aims to reshape people’s expectations of home cover with the launch of Sheilas’ Wheels home insurance.

More and more Britons are knocking down internal walls to satisfy their craving for open plan living. Indeed the latest report from Halifax Home Insurance finds that 2.9 million rooms have disappeared over the past five years.