Home Insurance
Flooding - the long drying out process begins
As water begins to recede from most homes and businesses in Cumbria and Scotland following the recent flooding, it is time for lengthy drying out and clean-up operations to begin.
Saga sends Season's Greetings to insurance customers
Saga Insurance sends Season's Greetings to Home and Motor Insurance customers in the festive season.
Allianz Retail launches family and motor legal products
Allianz Retail has launched two new legal protection products for its supporting broker partners - Allianz Family Resolve and Allianz Pro-Motor Legal Protection.
RSA and MORE TH>N on the ground in Cockermouth
RSA, and its direct arm MORE TH>N, deployed its Emergency Response Unit on Friday as a direct response to the serious flooding affecting Cumbria and the surrounding areas.
Flood Bill won't help everyone, AA Insurance says
Plans outlined in the Flood and Water Management Bill published by Defra on 19th November will still leave homes throughout the country at risk of flooding.
Flooding information from Direct Line
Following the recent flooding in the Midlands, Northeast, Northwest, Wales and Scotland, Direct Line has Property Insurance Advisers ready to help customers through the claims process.
Burglars getting creative in the recession
The cash is under the mattress and the jewellery is in the sock drawer, but what about the kettle and the tumble dryer? Direct Line has found that burglars have resorted to stealing more mundane household items in the recession, including white goods and small kitchen appliances such as toasters and kettles.
MORE TH>N issues flood advice
Following the storms across Britain, many areas currently have flood warnings in place, including the Midlands, North of England and Wales.
Halifax offers advice to help minimise weather damage
As heavy rain and galeforce winds battered much of the UK over the weekend, and with more bad weather to come, Halifax Home Insurance is offering advice to homeowners to help minimise damage to properties.
People living in flood risk areas should check policy details
Commenting on severe weather warnings and heavy rain continuing to affect parts of the UK, Julie Owens, head of home insurance at moneysupermarket.com, said: "People have been affected by a weekend of storms and gales and the saturated ground will mean any more rain could cause flooding in England, Scotland and Wales.
Steps to limit flood damage to your home
This weekend will see parts of the country experience heavy rain and gale force winds. As the country is told to prepare for the bad weather (with many areas placed on weather warning), Confused.com offers tips on how to protect homes as bad weather moves in.
RIAS home insurance multi-media advertising campaign
Over 50s specialist insurance provider RIAS has launched a new home insurance advertising campaign, across both TV and radio, to extend its consumer offering into the market following the development of its new brand vision and proposition.
Sainsbury's Finance warns against underinsurance
Sainsbury's Home Insurance is warning homeowners to take better home security precautions to protect themselves against burglary and theft, following the news that domestic burglaries have risen by 2.8% in the three months to the end of June this year compared to the same period last year.
Retirees take on new challenges
There are more than 11 million retired people over 50 in the UK and research by Saga Home Insurance has revealed that almost 7 million (65%) of these retirees have taken up new hobbies since leaving work.
Householders fail to protect from fire damage
Almost half of all householders are still failing to take basic steps to protect the home from fire, a leading home insurer has found.