Household Insurance

Direct Line Highlights Emergency Risk for Tenants

Emergencies including floods, fires and pest infestations have forced tenants to evacuate their rental properties almost nine million times in the last five years reveals new research from Direct Line for Business. This is the […]

Insurance claims

Moneysupermarket Offers Advice on How to Make a Flood Claim

Helen Chambers, head of home insurance at MoneySuperMarket, comments on how to make a claim in light of flooding in the UK: “Our data shows that home insurance premiums jump after a claim, meaning that the extreme rain could end […]

Technology

Homeowners Using Tech & Cameras to Deter Intruders/Stalkers

AS HOME security is a priority for many UK households, recent research has revealed the number of homeowners installing smart home tech to deter invaders. A survey of 1,002 UK homeowners by leading innovator of […]

News

Older Houses More Likely to Be Burgled, Says Moneysupermarket Survey

Home insurance, especially contents cover, is one of those things that most of us neglect to update, until something happens. One thing worth doing before you renew is a bit of research, because it’s good […]

Household Insurance

Pass The Keys – AirBnB Style Management Start-Up Expands into UK Regions

Leading London-based property management firm Pass the Keys has announced an expansion into three new cities: Cardiff, Windsor and Belfast. The prop-tech startup, which offers property management for hosts on short-letting sites such as Airbnb, […]

Insurance Brokers

Summer of 2018 Causes Increase in House Subsidence Repair Claims

That long, hot summer last year was fantastic for convertible car sales showrooms, ice cream vendors and sunscreen makers. But the dry spell did cause some problems in the property and home insurance market, with […]

News

Sleepy Ol’ House Contents Insurers – Prepare to Get Your Butts Kicked; buzzvault is Go!

buzzvault, the world’s first truly personalised home insurance policy based on digitised home contents data has opened for business, backed by one of the world’s largest investment groups and in partnership with Munich Re Digital […]