How to Protect Your Home This Winter
To help you prepare your home for the worst of winter, we’ve gathered together all the best tips and advice from our insurers and other experts in the know. Read on to learn how to prevent against flood and storm damage, and what to do in the aftermath of a devastating weather event.
Worried about Subsidence?
The long, hot summer of 2022 may seem a distant memory now that we’re in the grips of winter, but for some, its effects are only just coming to light. With cracks appearing within properties due to the prolonged dry weather, and an increase in subsidence claims over the past few months, insurers are issuing advice to homeowners on what to look out for, and what to do if subsidence is suspected.
How to Protect Your Home From Costly Damage This Winter
Winter is well and truly upon us, and with the freezing temperatures, heavy rainfall, wind and snow comes a raft of hazards. If you are looking for advice on keeping your property protected this winter and safe from the perils of frozen pipes, water escape and other potentially costly and devastating issues, the advice that follows should prove helpful.
How Keeping a Home Contents Inventory Could Reduce Your Risk of a Failed Claim
You no doubt feel reassured that your home contents insurance will cover you for anything you own that is stolen, damaged or lost. It is important to be aware, however, that when processing claims for valuable items, insurers will normally request some form of proof of ownership. Read on to learn the typical demands made, and the value of keeping efficient home contents records.
How to Protect Your Home – and Ensure your Insurance Policy Pays out When you Need it
When you invest in a home insurance policy, there are usually warranties to comply with, many of which are security related. Failure to comply can lead to the insurance provider refusing to honour a claim. Here we take a look at security measures recommended by crime prevention experts, alongside typical demands set down by insurers.
Travelling Abroad Post Brexit: Your Questions on Insurance, Health Cover and More – Answered
Now that the initial panic over Brexit has died down, thoughts have turned to the day to day practicalities that will come about as a result of the UK’s exit from the European Union. In particular at this time of year so commonly dedicated to the booking of summer holidays, it has probably got many people thinking about how Brexit will affect overseas travel. There is lots of talk of the need for visas to enter countries in Europe as well as concerns over health insurance, travel costs and mobile phone roaming charges, amongst other things. Here we take a look at what could be in store.