Home Insurance
Safeguard your home during the festive season
With new research revealing almost one in 10 respondents have been burgled at Christmas, specialist home insurer Hiscox is urging homeowners to implement some basic security measures to help keep their belongings safe.
Don’t give burglars a Christmas bonus
Specialist insurance broker Footman James urges club members to step up security over the festive period to ensure burglars are kept at bay.
Increased cover for Christmas thefts
Some homeowners in the South West are getting an extra Christmas present this year – free additional cover from insurance firm Cornish Mutual to protect valuable presents and other items against theft.
M&S Home Insurance offers unlimited cover all-year round
M&S Money is advising householders to ensure they have a truly ‘Merry Christmas' by making home security a priority this festive period.
Increased cover for Christmas thefts
Some homeowners in the South West are getting an extra Christmas present this year – free additional cover from insurance firm Cornish Mutual to protect valuable presents and other items against theft.
Riskmas time, mistletoe and crime
Laptops, consoles and cameras were top of the burglars' Christmas list last year as criminals cashed in on empty homes and newly-bought presents.
It's snow fun when you haven't got any home insurance
The estimated cost of damage as a result of the flash floods and blizzards that have swept across the UK during November is £1.1 million and rising according to Santander Insurance. According to research from the bank the average cost of damage from weather related damage is costing the UK, on average, £36,670 a day in claims.
Get extra home contents cover with the Post Office this Christmas
As people hit the shops to prepare for Christmas, Post Office Home Insurance has increased the cover on its policies by 10 per cent during December so its customers are fully protected over the festive period.
Spending cuts threaten flood insurance for millions
Millions of homes and small businesses could find it harder to buy insurance after government funding for flood defences was cut in the wake of the Comprehensive Spending Review, experts have warned.
Ensure your contents cover is wrapped up this Christmas
With Christmas fast approaching moneysupermarket.com advises the nation to check the small print of home contents cover to ensure gifts and valuables are covered.
Aviva sends arctic weather tips via text
Aviva is texting over 500,000 of its motor and household customers today warning of the perils of the continued arctic conditions.
Don't let a water leak dampen your spirits when it thaws
When the weather eventually starts to warms up, home and contents insurer Hiscox encourages homeowners to be on the look out for leaks caused by burst pipes. The sub zero temperatures can result in pipes freezing and homeowners could be unaware their pipes have burst until the thaw when water begins to leak into their property.
Buildings collapse and pipes burst as cold weather tightens its grip
Leading rural insurer NFU Mutual is dealing with hundreds of claims from country people hit by the arctic weather conditions.
Generous grandparents maintain their spending this Christmas
Generous grandparents are not letting the economic pinch affect their grandchildren's Christmas this year. A Saga Insurance survey of more than 13,512 over 50s shows that over a third plan to spend at least £50 on each of their Grandchildren and 53% will spend at least the same on their own children.
RIP DIY
The over 50s are putting younger Britons to shame when it comes to preparing their homes for winter according to a new survey from Saga Home Insurance.