Household Insurance

Simple Landlord Insurance Warn on Latest Regs for Buy-to-Let Sector

Simple Landlord Insurance have a timely reminder for all buy-to-let landlords – From 1 April 2018 new energy efficient rules come into force – and landlords whose properties aren’t up to standard could face a […]

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Buy-To-let Landlords Suffer The Costs of Winter Cold Spell

The Beast from the East and Storm Emma have hit buy-to-let properties hard, new insurance claims figures indicate. Calls to the claims line of Simple Landlords Insurance were 300% higher at the start of this […]

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ABI Estimates Average UK Home Has 35K of Contents – Often Under-Insured

The latest survey by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) concludes that the average UK home has around £35,000 worth of contents, from jewellery to electronic gadgets, bicycles to power tools. The ABI also estimates […]

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Buzzvault Partnership with Munich Re on Home Insurance App

The rise of devices like smart fridges, TVs, cheap tablets, web-enabled security cameras, plus personal assistant gadgets like Amazon Echo and Google Home is bringing the Internet of Things to many homes across the UK. […]

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Cheaper Insurance? Survey Finds Many Homeowners Willing to Bend the Truth

A detailed study of the home insurance market by LexisNexis Risk Solutions UK has underlined the need for home insurers to strengthen their validation processes and improve their customers’ experience by leveraging prefill at the […]

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Tempcover Launch PAYG Contents Insurance for Homeowners

The home insurance market is changing rapidly, as thousands of homeowners seek to raise extra income via Airbnb, or rent out their driveway space for commuters or holidaymakers. Then there’s the army of private landlords […]

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Allianz Expands Home Appliance Cover and Repair Services

The cost of repairs to Uk homes is rising and this creates problems for the insurance companies who ultimately foot the bill after a fire, flood or break-in. Late last year the FT reported that […]

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New Start-Up Homelyfe Launches App Based Buildings & Contents Insurance

Homelyfe has launched its buildings and contents online offering, adding to its home buying insurance product, which was launched last year. The Homelyfe venture was started by Peter Goodman and Andy Craven and is an […]