Home Insurance
Money slipping through green fingers
With purse strings tightening as the Credit Crunch rumbles on it will make grim reading for the green fingered as new research by comparethemarket.com reveals Britons are potentially losing up to £10 billion a year by not having adequate insurance to cover their gardens.
An education in home insurance
Nationwide Building Society is urging parents not to let their offspring forget about home insurance as they prepare for university over the coming weeks.
How safe are UK homes?
Legal & General's general insurance business annual online survey, ‘Safe as Houses', which asks people for feedback and their views on home security and safety, aims to highlight the safety of UK homes.
Sports injuries fuel surge in Personal Liability claims
As the professional sporting calendar is now in full flow and budding amateurs flock to the football pitches and golf courses of Britain, according to recent trends analysed by esure home insurance these types of sporting venues are becoming spawning grounds for Personal Liability insurance claims.
Freshers' week means rich pickings for burglars
One in three students fall victim to crime at University each year, according to Saga Home Insurance. Little wonder, with most student digs equipped with TVs, DVD players and iPods. Replacement costs for these items alone, and a collection of just twenty CDs or DVDs, could be as much as £2,000.
Brits urged to take out adequate home insurance
As floods hit the UK for the second consecutive year, home insurance has never been more important for the 10 per cent of all British households that have a serious risk of flooding.
Nationwide provides advice for homeowners affected by floods
Following the devastating floods affecting parts of Britain at the weekend, Nationwide Building Society offers tips for homeowners who could be affected.
University students urged to do insurance homework
As a new survey reveals that the contents of an average student bedroom are worth £1650, students heading to university are being urged to make sure they have appropriate insurance.
Flood hit homes receive immediate payment
To help policyholders following the recent floods, NFU Mutual is giving immediate payments of £500 to householders to help them buy essentials in the very short term.
MORE TH>N issues advice for those affected by flooding
Communities in the Southwest of England and West Midlands and Wales are suffering from the devastating effects of the weekend's floods, whilst further bad weather is expected in the next 24 hours to hit the Northeast.
Students living away not always covered by home insurance
One in four (25%) home insurance policies do not cover the possessions of the household's students who are living away from home, according to research from Sainsbury's Home Insurance.
Prepare your home for a battering
The Met Office has warned two week's worth of rain (up to 50mm) is set to fall over the UK in the next 24 hours, with the South West, Wales and the North East of the country bearing the brunt of the bad weather.
Sainsbury's offers 25% discount on home insurance
Sainsbury's has announced that it is offering a 25% discount plus a £20 shopping voucher to home insurance customers and a further 10% discount if they apply online.
Confused.com welcomes 1st quote to home insurance panel
Confused.com, UK motor insurance comparison service, has added 1st Quote, which is a trading style of Hero Insurance Services Limited, to its already comprehensive panel for home insurance.
Nationwide launches new home insurance promotion
Nationwide Building Society has launched a new promotion for people switching their home insurance to the Society. With effect from today, Monday 1 September 2008, Nationwide promises to beat what customers paid for their home insurance last year, on an equivalent basis, or refund the difference up to £100.