UK Insurance News

Ecclesiastical, the niche insurer of churches and specialist buildings such as schools in the UK, have reported that in the first five months of 2010 they have received 722 claims for metal theft, costing the insurer £1.6million in pay outs.
This has led the insurer to predict that 2010 will be the second worst on record [...]

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Many homeowners spend several years and thousands of pounds gradually improving their property and with summer only around the corner, now is the perfect time of year to get your home looking spic and span. It is important not to let all this hard work go to waste.
Like most things, your home is at risk [...]

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Anyone who uses a mortgage to purchase their home in the UK, must take out Buildings Insurance cover as a legal requirement from their lender.
This ensures that should the building collapse and you can no longer live there or pay the mortgage, the lender is happy that their ‘investment’ in your home is safe as [...]

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The recession is being blamed for an alarming increase in the number of arson attacks in the UK, causing a record level of insurance payouts for fire damage during the first half of this year.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) say that £639 million was paid out over the course of the first six months [...]

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Statistics from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) show an alarming rise in the number of fire claims over the two year period between the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2009.
Worringly a growing number of the claims are being contributed to arson and insurance company Aviva has warned businesses to be [...]

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