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…
It’s turning out to be a tricky winter. Facing the energy crisis, with ever rising bills to paid out of limited resources, the last thing we need is another bill for damage from frozen or burst pipes. As winter arrives the inconvenience, distress and expense of frozen or burst pipes as temperatures fall is an…
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…
Christmas is one of the busiest times of year for thieves. They are ready and waiting to take full advantage of our generosity in buying expensive presents and storing them under a tree in full view of a window. It must be very tempting, especially when we tell everyone we are leaving the house empty.…
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…
Research by AXA, one of the country’s largest insurance companies, shows that a third of the nation believes their homes are significantly contributing to the UK’s carbon footprint. 18-24 year olds are almost two thirds more likely to ignore advice on how to make homes eco-friendly compared to over 55’s. People who live alone, as…
