Home Insurance
New Year's Thi-eve
Apples and Blackberrys - not the fruit - are predicted to be at the top of this year's shopping list for would-be Grinch's who are set on stealing everything, but the Christmas tree.
Automatic protection for Christmas pressies from Tesco Home Insurance
People embarking on their Christmas shopping and buying expensive gifts for loved ones probably don't think about the impact pricey presents are having on the value of their home contents.
Are you covered this winter?
After enjoying the seventh warmest October since records began, and what may also be an unseasonably warm November, it's all too easy to forget that now is the ideal time to prepare for the frost, snow and storms this winter may bring.
Get extra home contents cover with the post office this Christmas
As people hit the shops to prepare for Christmas, Post Office Home Insurance ensures its customers are protected over the festive period with a 10% increase in contents cover during December.
Winter weather damage to homes tops £600 million
Research from M&S Money reveals the number of home insurance claims as a result of winter weather have risen by 200 per cent over the last three years.
Freezing winters cost £1bn in burst pipes
As winter approaches, AXA is warning that the last two years have seen one in a thousand people fall victim to burst pipes with average claims reaching a massive £25,000.
Broken Britain being glued and screwed back together
As the country teeters on the edge of yet another recession, more than £700 million is being spent annually by Brits replacing broken domestic items, yet three million people - equating to 1.2 million households - are having to eat and drink from plastic plates and cups, according to research of 2,000 UK adults by online home insurance provider swiftcover.com.
Homeowners running risk of not being properly insured
An innovative software tool has been launched to help homeowners record and value their assets as research reveals that millions are putting themselves at risk by not being able to make an accurate home contents insurance claim.
Homeowners waste money by auto renewing home insurance
Homeowners are wasting a huge £667 million a year, or an average £125 per household, by sticking with their existing home insurance provider, according to moneysupermarket.com.
Remember, remember the 5th of November - to lock up your house
With so many householders out at local fireworks displays, few will realise that they are leaving their homes vulnerable on one of the most prolific nights in the calendar for burglars.
Burglaries main driver to take out home insurance
Almost four million people admit it would take being burgled to make them consider getting their possessions insured, according to new data from Post Office Home Insurance, which also revealed over eleven million people (23 per cent) do not have their home contents insured.
Lightning strikes twice for nearly 1 in 10 customers who claim
From an Indian summer to predicted snowfall in a matter of weeks, Britain's weather remains a mystery with adverse conditions severely affecting home insurance claims, Confused.com has found.
Allianz launches flexible home insurance product
Allianz Insurance has launched a new online-only home insurance product that provides customers with the flexibility to build their own policy.
Is your home insured against satellite impact?
News that a satellite the size of a double-decker bus is about to crash to earth shouldn't be of great concern - by the time it has broken up in the atmosphere only fragments are likely to reach the surface.
Home-owners pay for privilege of monthly insurance instalments
Paying monthly for home insurance can add an average 11.89 per cent to the cost of the original premium with some insurers.