Remember those hot and sunny days last summer, the ones that gave us record breaking temperatures and helped us forget about the never ending rain storms of earlier in the year? Most of us welcomed them with open arms and made the most of every single day, hoping that they would never end. But, of…
We’ve seen a great deal of change in our weather over the past few years and are told there is more to come. In the past twelve months we’ve had drought, flood, grey clouds, sunshine, snow and freezing temperatures. Whilst, on paper, that sounds like a normal year much of it has been extreme, veering…
All we seem to hear about these days is the ‘cost of living crisis’ where everything is getting more expensive and stretching our budgets to the max. Well, here’s one good piece of news: the average price of insuring your home is down by 7% over the last year, with the price of covering your…
In recent weeks we have received enquiries regarding a sharp increase in the premiums for building insurance policies for flats. At present it is mainly flat renewals that are affected but this could spread to any other buildings insurance and it is worth taking time to understand what is happening and why. Most people would…
Have you ever noticed your insurance premium creeping up every year, even when you renew with your existing insurer? Known in the business as price walking, it means that consumers have to shop around and switch insurer every year to avoid paying higher prices for being loyal. It also distorts the way the market works…
Support for those working from home due to the pandemic and drivers has been further extended. Pledges by members of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) had been due to end on 31 December but will now continue until 19 March 2021. This continued extra support could be of significant help to many of the…
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association and ITN Productions Industry News launch “Leading the Way”, a news and current affairs-style programme exploring the essential role of insurance brokers in protecting both businesses and consumers against the evolving threats of the modern world. The UK has arguably one of the best insurance industries in the world despite…
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Every year families suffer disasters over the festive period which result in making a claim against their home insurance policy. Ageas, one of the country’s leading insurers, has revealed some of the Christmas claims that spoilt last year’s festive fun for 11,000 of their customers: The loft is rarely visited by many of us and mainly…
