Home Insurance News
Published: 02/03/2009
Home insurance policy holders living in Surrey may welcome news police in the area have launched a crackdown on burglary.The force explained although break-ins were not a major problem in the area, it...
Read More: Surrey police announce burglary crackdown >Published: 27/02/2009
Householders who leave keys in places where they can be seen by passers by could be increasing the likelihood they will have to make a home insurance claim, it has been suggested.Police in Stonesfield...
Read More: Home insurance customers 'should hide keys' >Published: 24/02/2009
Home insurance customers in Huddersfield are being offered help that could reduce their chances of having to make a claim.West Yorkshire police announced people visiting the Armitages Garden Centre in...
Read More: Garden centre 'will offer more than one type of bulb' >Published: 23/02/2009
Consumers should always read the small print on a home insurance policy to ensure they are not shelling out for anything unnecessary, it has been advised.According to a recent article in the Times by ...
Read More: 'Always read the small print' on home insurance policy >Published: 20/02/2009
Elderly home insurance holders may want to exercise more caution with visitors at their front door, following a number of incidents.Working in association with Manchester Neighbourhood Care Group Asso...
Read More: Elderly home insurance holders urged to be cautious >Published: 20/02/2009
A new service being offered by the Met Office may prove helpful to companies trying to assess weather-related home insurance claims, it has been suggested.The ClaimCheck scheme provides firms with det...
Read More: New service 'will allow home insurance claims to be assessed quicker' >Published: 18/02/2009
The growing number of Brits who are ditching cars in favour of pedal power should ensure bicycles are covered under their home contents insurance policy, it has been claimed.Research from moneysuperma...
Read More: Bikes 'should be covered under contents insurance' >Published: 17/02/2009
Some 30 per cent of Brits could be paying too much for their home insurance, it has been claimed.According to Confused.com, one in three adults in the UK believes the rebuild cost of their house is th...
Read More: A third of Brits 'could be paying too much for home insurance' >Published: 16/02/2009
People who have been forced to make a home insurance claim after being burgled may be pleased to hear police in Leeds have been making life difficult for criminals.A day of action aimed at tackling br...
Read More: Home insurance holders may welcome burglary crackdown >Published: 12/02/2009
Householders who do not want to jeopardise their low-cost contents insurance may do well to listen to advice from West Yorkshire police.The force has urged people to be wary of cold callers offering g...
Read More: Home insurance holders urged to be vigilant >Published: 11/02/2009
Householders in the UK keen to avoid a home insurance claim have been urged to weather-proof their properties.According to Confused.com, the combination of heavy rain and melting snow means many build...
Read More: Home insurance holders urged to weather-proof properties >Published: 10/02/2009
Home insurance customers are being urged to remain vigilant in the face of more bad weather.Moneysupermarket.com has warned householders a second week of poor conditions means some people may have to ...
Read More: Home insurance holders 'should prepare for more bad weather' >Published: 09/02/2009
Residents in West Yorkshire keen to avoid a home insurance claim are being urged to be on their guard against bogus officials.Police issued this advice following two burglaries in Halifax during which...
Read More: Home insurance holders 'need to be wary of bogus officials' >Published: 05/02/2009
People who are planning on leaving their house empty for an extended period of time have been warned they may need to let their home insurance provider know.The British Insurance Brokers' Association ...
Read More: 'Let your home insurance provider know about extended trips' >Published: 04/02/2009
Home insurance customers who intend to leave a property unoccupied for a significant period of time should clean it thoroughly, it has been claimed.According to the British Insurance Brokers' Associat...
Read More: Vermin 'could prove a headache for home insurance customers' >Published: 02/02/2009
A person who leaves their house in darkness is risking a home insurance claim, it has been suggested.Tayside police have issued this warning after some 25 properties were burgled in the city during th...
Read More: Home insurance customers urged to improve security >Published: 30/01/2009
Buying a pet should not necessitate any changes to one's home insurance policy, an expert in the sector has suggested.A spokesperson for the Association of British Insurers said this week that apart f...
Read More: Pets don't 'require home insurance amendment' >Published: 29/01/2009
Homeowners must contribute more if the battle to cut burglary numbers is to be successful, according to Humberside police.Five households in the Grimsby area are likely to be contacting their home ins...
Read More: Home security 'key to burglary battle' >Published: 29/01/2009
Residents of quiet neighbourhoods should not assume they will not fall victim to crime, Dorset police have warned.Many car and home insurance providers use postcode districts to help them with pricing...
Read More: Criminals 'can strike anywhere' >Published: 28/01/2009
David and Victoria Beckham may have taken a step towards never having to make a home insurance claim again, after employing former members of the SAS as members of security staff.Their £2.5 milli...
Read More: Beckhams 'enjoy SAS-style home security' >Published: 27/01/2009
Ideally, there should be at least one individual in every home who is responsible for safety within it, according to an industry expert.Leigh Greenham, a spokesperson for the Carbon Monoxide Consumer ...
Read More: COCAA: People need to take home safety seriously >Published: 23/01/2009
A Christmas crackdown on burglaries in Reading may have helped to prevent a number of home insurance claims, it has been suggested.Police figures revealed between December 1st 2008 and January 11th 20...
Read More: Campaign may have cut home insurance claims >Published: 21/01/2009
People who have had to make home insurance claims after being burgled may be amused to hear a thief who got stuck in a chimney has been sentenced to two months in a young offenders institution.Daniel ...
Read More: Naked burglar sentenced >Published: 20/01/2009
A police operation in Greater Manchester may have helped to reduce burglaries - and therefore home insurance claims. Operation Guardian involved visiting more than 1,000 homes to offer tips on crime p...
Read More: Burglary operation may help to reduce claims on home insurance >Published: 20/01/2009
A new police initiative in West Yorkshire could cut home insurance claims after burglaries. Police and community support officers visited more than 800 properties in the Morley Neighbourhood Policing ...
Read More: Police initiative could cut home insurance claims >Published: 19/01/2009
An operation to protect properties in a village in West Yorkshire may have helped to keep down the number of home insurance claims made in the area this winter, it has been suggested.The Bingley and W...
Read More: Police may have helped Haworth residents avoid home insurance claims >Published: 15/01/2009
A recent initiative by Greater Manchester police may have helped to prevent a number of home insurance claims in the region.Operation Guardian saw officers from the force spend a day targeting burglar...
Read More: Police operation may cut home insurance claims >Published: 15/01/2009
Residents in Milton Keynes keen to avoid a home insurance claim are being urged to be vigilant after a number of letterbox and cat flap burglaries.Thames Valley police warned householders that thieves...
Read More: Locking doors properly could avoid a home insurance claim >Published: 13/01/2009
Residents in West Yorkshire who want to avoid a home insurance claim in 2009 are being urged to make improving their properties' security their new year's resolution.Police in the area have launched a...
Read More: 'Avoid a home insurance claim in 2009' >Published: 12/01/2009
People living in the Wakefield area are being urged to take action to help avoid home insurance claims.West Yorkshire police have revealed since the start of October last year, some 33 per cent of bur...
Read More: Householders 'should try and avoid hassle of a home insurance claim' >Published: 12/01/2009
Residents in Dundee who want to avoid a home insurance claim are being urged to take security more seriously.Tayside police warned too many householders were making it obvious to burglars when their p...
Read More: Better security 'could prevent home insurance claims' >Published: 08/01/2009
Old and vulnerable people keen to avoid a home insurance claim this year may think twice about who they answer the door to, following advice from Greater Manchester Police.The force has issued a warni...
Read More: Police advice could help people avoid home insurance claims >Published: 08/01/2009
Smoke alarms which are wired up to the mains may reduce a person's chances of having to make a home insurance claim, if the comments of one charity are anything to go by.Figures cited by the Royal Soc...
Read More: Home insurance customers may benefit from switching smoke alarms >Published: 06/01/2009
Ways to keep the cost of home insurance down have been offered by a price comparison website.Moneysupermarket.com gave a number of tips which it said could slice as much as £120 in total off the ...
Read More: Brits offered tips on securing cheaper home insurance >Published: 29/12/2008
Residents who do not want to start 2009 with a home insurance claim are being urged to be on their guard against burglars on New Year's Eve.Police in Greater Manchester issued this advice because in t...
Read More: Home insurance customers urged to be cautious on New Year's Eve >Published: 24/12/2008
People in the Thames Valley area who want to avoid a home insurance claim this Christmas are being urged to be on their guard against people posing as officials.This warning has been issued following ...
Read More: Home insurance customers 'should be vigilant against bogus officials' >Published: 19/12/2008
Tayside police in Dundee are calling on residents - who want to avoid a home insurance claim - to spare a thought for security this Christmas, after a number of burglaries over the past week.Some 12 p...
Read More: People 'should make life difficult for thieves' >Published: 11/12/2008
People with expensive or vulnerable possessions should ensure they are covered by their home insurance - no matter how strange the item, Confused.com has claimed.The group said individuals should be a...
Read More: Brits 'should ensure home insurance covers unusual possessions' >Published: 10/12/2008
A recent initiative by police and schoolchildren in West Yorkshire could result in a fall in the number of home insurance claims made in the area as a result of burglaries.Officers from Huddersfield a...
Read More: Schoolchildren could help cut home insurance claims >Published: 08/12/2008
West Yorkshire police have launched an initiative which could see the number of home insurance claims in the county fall this winter.In Eccleshill, the force has reintroduced a temporary unoccupied ho...
Read More: Police initiative could cut home insurance claims >Published: 03/12/2008
People who do not want to add to the stress of Christmas by having to make a home insurance claim are being urged to be vigilant against burglars.Thames Valley police and the British Transport Police ...
Read More: Police take to the trains to warn of burglary threat >Published: 02/12/2008
People who are concerned about the possibility of having to make a home insurance claim after a break-in may welcome news that a crackdown on burglars in Leeds appears to have got off to a good start....
Read More: Police operation sees 44 burglary suspects arrested >Published: 01/12/2008
Couples are lavishing love onto their pets and giving them human names, according to the results of a poll. Molly was ranked as the favourite pet name for dogs by British animal lovers - which could i...
Read More: Molly voted most popular pet name >Published: 28/11/2008
People who do not want to spend the festive season sorting out a home insurance claim are being advised not to let their guard down this Christmas.PC Ian Solomon from Cleveland police said: "Whil...
Read More: Homeowners 'should not forget about security this Christmas' >Published: 27/11/2008
People who have had a make a home insurance claim after someone broke into their property may welcome news a burglar in Wokingham has been sentenced to 12 months in prison and given a training order.T...
Read More: Boy given jail term for burglary >Published: 26/11/2008
People who have had to make a home insurance claim as the result of a burglary may welcome the news that 30 suspects have been arrested, during an initiative involving five police forces.Operation Sto...
Read More: Burglary crackdown declared a success >Published: 25/11/2008
People who do not want Christmas ruined as a result of having to make a home insurance claim need to be vigilant during the festive season, Lincolnshire police have warned.They explained opportunist t...
Read More: Homeowners urged not to make it easy for thieves >Published: 24/11/2008
If companies are to be able to continue to provide flood cover in home insurance policies, the government will need to play their part, it has been claimed.The British Insurance Brokers' Association (...
Read More: Government 'needs to do its bit to keep home insurance affordable' >Published: 21/11/2008
Anything that can be done to prevent flooding - so that people do not have to make a home insurance claim - should be looked at, it has been argued.The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) in...
Read More: People in high-risk flood areas 'need more help' >Published: 20/11/2008
Police in north Wales are warning residents to be vigilant if they want to avoid having to make a home insurance claim.This comes after a spate of distraction burglaries in the area, during which peop...
Read More: Residents warned about bogus callers >