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Home/Landlord: Rebuild vs Market Value Is an Important Equation

The average market value of properties in the UK is nearly £80,000 more than the estimated cost of rebuilding the property, a new home insurance study by MoneySuperMarket reveals. The survey highlights the importance of automating the rebuild cost, as opposed to the market value of the property, […]

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Broker Warning on Lead Thefts by Organised Gangs

Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical is encouraging churches to protect their premises following a spate of lead thefts, which caused over £2million in damage to remote countryside churches. At Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday (6 January) four […]

Insurance Brokers

QuestGates Launches HERITAGE Product

Recognising how an inconsistent and unfocused approach to the repair of damage to historic and listed buildings can expose customers to a sub standard service and insurers to unnecessary costs, QuestGates has launched a bespoke […]

Insurance claims

Public Sector: Zurich Publishes Schools Fire risk Survey

A new study from Zurich Municipal reveals 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in 2019, a staggering 40 incidents every month.  As a result, almost 20,000  school children have had their education impacted or […]

Legal

Another US Insurer Wins Business Interruption Case

A District of Columbia judge recently knocked back a lawsuit by a group of restaurants, claiming for business interruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, ruling that government shutdown orders didn’t constitute a “direct physical loss.” The […]

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Govt Fiscal Package: More Help For Heritage Buildings is Needed

Some reaction to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s statement in the House of Commons yesterday, from Angus Roy, charity director at Ecclesiastical: “While it is encouraging that the government is providing a much-needed boost to the economy, […]

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Consumers Plan to Cancel Contents Cover, As WFH Becomes New Normal

The latest research from data insight specialist Consumer Intelligence shows the cost of buildings and contents insurance has risen 0.5% in the last 3 months (to an average premium of £151), but remains competitive, with […]