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Be Aware Flood Dangers
If you receive warnings of imminent flooding, be ready to switch off gas and electricity supplies but listen for advice on your local radio station. Keep it in a safe place upstairs. Be prepared to move furniture, paperwork and valuable items upstairs and out of danger. Insurer MORE TH>N is offering guidance to homeowners and businesses in areas that could be affected by rising water levels. The MORE TH>N risk mapping tool has been based on the company’s own geological engineering risk techniques combined with digital terrain mapping, address verification information from Ordnance Survey and a Geographical Information System supplied by ESRI (UK) Ltd. Read more...

Couch potato Brits
This provides extended cover for sports equipment including theft and accidental damage during use and even covers customers against the costs of an unusable club membership should they suffer an injury that prevents them from taking part in club activities. Sports participation traditionally surges in the summer as participants are inspired by televised major sporting events such as the football World Cup, Wimbledon and the Open Golf championship. Methodology - Data based on Barclays credit and debit card spending on sport, including sport tickets, club shops, club memberships (including health and fitness clubs) and sports retailers as a proportion of total card spend during 2005. building home insurance second Read more...

Faster Gadget Entry
‘New for old’ replacement of damaged or stolen goods. 80% of people now own a DVD, just ten years since they were first produced, and already 10% have iPods just four years after launch. Faster Gadget Entry 30th September 2005 Gadgets today are becoming mass-market in almost half the time they did a few decades ago, according to the MORE TH>N Home Contents Index. Huge fall in cost of electrical items and rise in disposable income mean consumers can get more technology for the same money. cheap home building insurance Read more...

First time buyers warned
Empty boxes) which might help burglars work out what valuables you have inside.Get to know your neighbours and consider joining your local neighbourhood watch scheme.Phil Loney, managing director Lloyds TSB Insurance, said:. First time buyers however are likely to be targets for property thieves - all the evidence shows that its young people and those that have only lived in a property for a short time that are most at risk."It's clear that homes without adequate security measures are the most common targets for property crime, so first time buyers should take note and ensure they've put in place all the vital safeguards before they move in. Read more...

Home security lapses revealed
building insurance home Notes:  This news story applies to the UK. Almost half 48 (per cent) don’t bother leaving a light on when away from home. Six in 10 (59 per cent) don’t always ask a tradesman for identification. Checking all doors and windows are closed and locked.  Switching on the security alarm, if you have one. Under a mat; Over a quarter (27 insurance building home per cent) do not possess a smoke alarm and those that do, don’t check it regularly. YouGov interviewed a sample insurance building home of 2763 individuals in the UK. Read more...

MoreThan does more
building and contents home insurance quote The total value of people’s home contents has increased simply because they have a lot more possessions, and MORE TH>N has moved to reflect this by enhancing its standard cover limits. MORE TH>N calculates its premiums based on a combination of factors reflecting each customer’s own individual circumstances e.g. MoreThan does more 20/03/2006 Leading home insurer insurance building home MORE TH>N is improving its home insurance policy by increasing its standard cover limits to provide even more protection to homeowners. Read more...