Home Insurance
Homeowners advised to take cover during Wimbledon
As Wimbledon 2009 hits our TV screens this week, many UK tennis fans caught up in the frenzy are eager to get outside and display their racquet skills, expert or otherwise!
Investment needed to protect homes from flood risk
Responding to today's report from the Environment Agency on protecting homes in England from future floods, Martin Hall, Director of Home Underwriting at Direct Line Home Insurance said: "We agree with the findings in today's reports from the Environment Agency, saying that flooding poses an increasing threat to homes and businesses due to climate change.
Defra predicts hotter summers and wetter winters
The prospect of hotter summers is something that most people will welcome, but they forget that it can increase the chances of subsidence on their homes. And if followed by wetter winters, this could lead to greater flooding problems for homeowners.
Lloyds TSB Insurance joins Budget Home Insurance panel
Lloyds TSB Insurance (LTSBI), UK home insurance provider, has joined the home insurance panel for Budget, one of the brands owned by the BGL Group.
Warm outlook forecasts summer of subsidence for homeowners
As the Met Office Summer forecast for the year suggests a promising outlook, with warmer than average temperatures and rainfall near or below average, moneysupermarket.com urges homeowners to ensure they have adequate insurance against subsidence.
Keep personal belongings covered this summer
With summer fast approaching more and more of us are packing our suitcases and heading for the sunshine.
Zurich concerned about ABI home insurance survey
Zurich Insurance is very concerned about the issues raised by the ABI home insurance survey. According to the ABI/YouGov research, an alarming number of people (22%) say that in the last year they have cancelled or not renewed their home contents insurance to save money, with 17% saying that they no longer have buildings insurance.
Member loyalty bonus set for record high in 2010
Large rural insurer NFU Mutual will be doubling the Mutual Bonus to its 870,000 general insurance customers next year.
Advice on how to batten down the hatches
Confused.com experiences 141% uplift in quote traffic as Britain was battered by bad weather over the weekend.
Wimbledon: Using your home to ‘net' you some cash
With Wimbledon kicking off in a fortnight's time, many local residents will be looking at ways to rake in the cash by making the most of their prime location.
Ensure your festival fun is covered this summer
Whether it's the Isle of Wight Festival this weekend, or Glastonbury at the end of the month, moneysupermarket.com urges all Brits to ensure their possessions are covered while away from the home this summer.
Keep contents in the open covered
While the fresh air might be doing us good, Cheshire Building Society is reminding people to make sure their belongings are insured to avoid disappointment in the event they are damaged or stolen.
June 6th most common day for over 50s home burglaries
June 6th is the day of the year when the highest number of home burglaries are reported by Saga customers, according to analysis of theft claims data from the past decade by Saga Home Insurance.
Direct Line offers new customers 50% off contents insurance
Direct Line is offering new customers 50% off the price of its contents insurance all summer long. There are also further discounts available with the purchase of multiple policies and for buying policies online, allowing huge savings to be made when getting fully insured this summer.
Quarter of Brits have been a victim of garden crime
The Nation's gardens are providing rich-pickings for thieves warns leading home insurance comparison website Gocompare.com.