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In Deep Water: Homeowners urged to protect their properties after second year of flooding. |
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By SuperUser Account on
12/11/2008
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Whether they are the first inconvenient realities of the ‘Inconvenient Truth’ of climate change or simply freak occurrences of Biblical proportions, leading insurers are urging Britain’s homeowners to ensure that their properties are covered, after floods have swept parts of Britain for the second year running. As Nationwide’s John Baker, Head of Insurance, warned earlier this month, "the terrible flooding we have seen across the UK has shown just how important it is to have adequate home buildings and contents insurance.
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Why Alkaseltzer may not be the only insurance you need against a terrible party hangover |
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By SuperUser Account on
10/29/2008
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The words ‘insurance’ and ‘party’ rarely appear together in the same sentence (unless of course, the latter appears between the words ‘third-’ and ‘fire & theft’). However, a number of recent cases have illustrated how the consequences can be catastrophic for those homeowners who do not make the connection, in the case of parties at both ends of the spectrum.
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New Boilers Keeping Homes Safe |
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By SuperUser Account on
10/29/2008
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You might think your home is the safest place you can be, but it should be brought to your attention that almost 4,000 people die in accidents in the home while 2.7 million are injured. It’s a very sobering statistic, but most accidents are caused by carelessness or a belief that ‘it couldn’t happen to me’ and they are easily preventable.
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Keeping your home as safe as houses: insurance and the ‘Credit Crunch’. |
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By SuperUser Account on
10/29/2008
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Amidst all the talk in recent months of a ‘Credit Crunch’, analysts have noticed the development of a worrying trend in the insurance market. According to a report from the influential website financialadvice.co.uk, some homeowners are now deciding to forego insurance cover in an attempt to cut back on their outgoings.
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Lawn Order: home insurance cover and the rising costs of garden crime |
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By SuperUser Account on
10/29/2008
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An Englishman’s home, as they say, is his castle. But for all the turrets and ramparts, deadlocks and alarms which fortify properties across the country against burglars, it seems that many castles’ grounds, or gardens, are being left vulnerable to invasion. According to warnings [Link; Link] from a number of leading insurers, homeowners are neglecting both to secure and insure their gardens against a number of potentially costly risks.
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