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Challenge Churchill to beat your home insurance renewal by £30

Householders looking to drive down the cost of their insurance as part of their New Year financial resolutions can benefit from the latest Churchill Home Insurance incentive, guaranteeing to beat any competitor’s current renewal quote by at least £30.

Direct line offers one third off home insurance

Homeowners hoping to dust down their finances in the New Year should turn to Direct Line to save a third off their home insurance.

More vigilance needed with home safety checks

Although we’re very good at putting home security features in place we’re not so good at checking that they are still working, according to a survey by Legal & General.

Nationwide promises to refund the difference on home insurance

Nationwide Building Society will launch a Refund the Difference home insurance promotion from Monday 14 January.

Insurer tackles nation’s irritation with loyalty not being rewarded

MORE TH>N launches two new initiatives designed to reward customer loyalty – free home contents cover and two month’s free car insurance cover … for life.

Gadgets, gear and gizmos make sure your covered

More than two million people are leaving possessions worth more than £20,000 at risk by failing to check their home contents insurance now Fair Investment Company is urging consumers to check that they are covered.

December 31st: Fright Night

One-in-six Brits (16 per cent) - 7.4 million people - will stay at home on New Year’s Eve this year because they are frightened to leave their home for fear of being burgled, according to research from Abbey Insurance.

Spike in home insurance claims over Boxing Day

Sainsbury’s Home Insurance is warning of a huge spike in home insurance claims from Boxing Day. During December last year, the average value of home insurance claims received by Sainsbury’s was £658.28, but on 26th December, this jumped to a staggering £2,209.31.

Les enfants terrible

Toddlers, ‘les enfants terribles’, have caused £122 million worth of damage to their parents’ homes over the last year reveals new research published by Halifax Home Insurance.

Cover your home this Christmas with Cheshire

Cheshire Building Society, which offers building and contents insurance provided by Royal & SunAlliance, advises home owners to make sure they are adequately covered, so that their Christmas cheer isn’t spoilt.

Wii wish you a merry Christmas

The spirit of Christmas could turn decidedly frosty this year as a new report reveals how thieves across the UK are planning their top festive season steals.

Lloyds TSB Insurance: Flooding report

Following the publication of Michael Pitt’s independent review into the summer floods, Phil Loney, managing director Lloyds TSB Insurance said: “The events of last summer were a lesson to us all. But unfortunately it will not be the last time we’ll face a disaster on that scale.

People warned to protect their homes over Christmas period

Christmas should be a time of joy and festive fun but with more than 76,000 households up and down the country the target of unwelcome intruders over the festive period, the merriment could too easily turn to misery for families that are the victim of domestic burglary.

Handbags or manbags

The typical 30 year old buying a new bag every three months will spend on average between £185 and £380 on a new handbag.

CIS sends a little Christmas cheer to worst affected flood victims

Over the summer Co-operative Insurance received some 4500 flood claims as a result of the adverse weather experienced across the UK.