Home Insurance
Christmas clearout
Christmas lights all around the country have been switched on and everyone is getting into the festive mood but new figures from Barclays Insurance show that it is not just Santa who comes to visit us at Christmas.
Britain’s front windows are an advertisement to thieves
Britons leave £188 billion worth of possessions visible to ‘window shopping’ burglars according to new research from Halifax Home Insurance.
Ensure you’re insured for Christmas
Skype WiFi phones, iPods, games consoles and even HDTVs are all expected to be among the Christmas best-sellers as shoppers splash out a predicted £51.6 billion this month. And millions of homes will be packed with thousands of pounds worth of extra contents over the festive season.
Brits suffer personal finance nightmare before, during and after Christmas
Christmas can be a personal finance nightmare for many people, with the average Brit spending an astonishing £2,200.48 over the festive period last year.
London, Hull and Grimsby homes most expensive to insure
Homes in London, Hull and Grimsby are the most expensive to insure according to latest research from moneysupermarket.com, with Shropshire, Devon and Pembrokeshire the cheapest and this gap is likely to widen in the future.
Forget Friday 13th… Monday 27th is Britian’s unluckiest day
Friday 13th might have been associated with accidents and misfortune since Biblical times, but data released today proves Monday 27th is in fact the unluckiest day in Britain.
Think like a thief this Christmas
Prudential Home Insurance has teamed up with reformed burglar Mark Whiteley to provide valuable advice to homeowners on how to best to protect their home this Christmas.
Avoid the underinsurance trap this Christmas
Don’t get caught in the underinsurance trap this Christmas, warns Halifax Home Insurance. Even if your insurer offers you a free seasonal increase in contents cover you might still end up underinsured.
The £862m price of the nation’s downloaded music
The nation’s music lovers are at risk of having to fork out a combined £862m – or £257 each – to replace their downloaded music, according to new research by Privilege Home Insurance.
Christmas pressies can cause cover chaos
The public is being warned to protect themselves adequately this Christmas.
Caution over Christmas insurance offers
Insurancewide.com is warning home insurance customers to compare the market before committing to special Christmas discounts and special offers by insurance companies.