Home Insurance
Christmas getaway warning from Halifax
More than four million UK households risk being exposed to burglaries over Christmas according to a new report.
Defaqto launches buy-to-let home insurance table on Aequos
Defaqto has launched a buy-to-let home insurance table for the residential market on its Aequos online database.
Halifax gives homeowners chance to win £1,500
Buy Halifax Home Insurance online between December 1st 2007 and January 4th 2008 for the chance to win £1,500.
Most wanted Christmas gift can seriously damage your telly!
Halifax Home Insurance warns that this season's must-have Christmas gift – the Nintendo Wii – can cause serious damage to television sets, as over-excited players accidentally throw handsets, causing hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of pounds worth of damage to TV screens.
Insurer offers advice to make sure Christmas is wrapped up
RIAS is advising people to take extra precautions to avoid unnecessary upset this festive season should they fall prey to opportunistic thieves or accidental damage. The over 50s insurer suggests that adequate home contents insurance is more essential at Christmas than at any other time of the year.
North West shoppers to splash out on expensive gifts
The must-have big value items on the region’s Christmas shopping lists have been revealed this week.
Homeowners urged to shop around for home insurance
New research conducted by Sainsbury’s Home Insurance reveals that confusion abounds in the home insurance marketplace, with 2.94 million people believing that they had to buy their buildings insurance from their mortgage lender in order to secure their mortgage.
ABI call for a 25-year flood management strategy
Commenting on today’s call from the Association of British Insurers for a 25-year flood management strategy, Richard Mason, director of insurance at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said: " The ABI has fired a shot across the Government's bow, and it must act urgently.
British kids are toying with a fortune
Being sent to your room is no longer a punishment for the nation’s youngsters, as new research by home experts Lloyds TSB Insurance reveals that kids’ bedrooms are crammed with expensive toys and technology worth a whopping £25.4 billion.
How safe is your Christmas present hiding place?
Hiding Christmas presents is a tradition as old as Santa himself, but some hiding places are not as safe as others - and we’re not talking about the kids finding them.
Homeowners leave items on show to thieves
Our relaxed attitude to home security means that nearly 15 million Brits leave expensive items ‘on show’ through the windows of their properties.
Tesco Home Insurance throws in 10% extra cover for gifts
Tesco Home Insurance is helping out over Christmas by giving customers an automatic 10% increase in their contents cover for the festive season.
Christmas uncovered!
Forget December, the Christmas period kicks off earlier every year, with most high street lights flicking on in November. But research from Abbey Home Insurance has found that shoppers who start buying their Christmas presents this early may not be covered.
Sainsbury’s home insurance calls for MOTs for homes
As winter approaches Sainsbury’s Home Insurance is urging home owners to make sure that they look after their properties.
Get peace of mind with NFU Mutual’s ‘Santa Clause’
Rural insurer NFU Mutual reveals that people are getting into the festive spirit and being as generous as ever this Christmas, with more than 3 in 10 (39%) respondents to an online web poll indicating that they would be spending between £150 and £300 on Christmas presents this year.