UK Insurance News

For anyone looking for bespoke insurance cover for museums, galleries, exhibition halls, theatres and training centres in the UK, specialist insures Hiscox have announced the launch of it’s new commercial policy, aimed at owners of high quality venues.
The policy will only be available through brokers and cover can be tailored to meet individual requirements. The [...]

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Insurance Group AXA have called on the UK government to improve surface drainage in the towns and cities that were affected by last years summer floods.
The company estimates that the improvements would cost the government around £720million and will push up the UK flood defence budget to £1.5billion for 2010/2011.
The insurer is also demanding a [...]

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Lloyds TSB Insurance have launched a new bespoke buildings and contents policy aimed at customers in the Saga bracket age group of 50 plus.
The Personal Home Planis launched on the back of recent research conducted by Lloyds TSB that suggests that as many as 40% of customers would welcome an insurance product tailored to their needs.
Incredibly 64% [...]

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The Association of British Insurers (ABI) have reported findings from a recent survey of homeowners and their attitude towards flood risk, a year after the floods of last summer.
Three quarters of those surveyed considered that not enough was being done to prevent flood risk, with many naming improved drainage as a key priority.
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AXA is to make its ABC and Exclusive household insurance products available to customers of software solutions firm Insurecom.
ABC is a standard buildings and contents policy for the average householder. The policy benefits from a number of additional features, such as Home Assistance and Family Legal Protection.
Exclusive is designed as an all risks policy for [...]

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