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Home security lapses revealed
One in six (14 per cent) have no idea how many people have keys to their home. Home security lapses revealed 27 September 2005 Perceptions of Brits as a nation of security conscious homeowners are trounced today. The Privilege research reveals British homeowners’ top ten safety and security lapses are:. 27 per cent leave spare keys outside their house e.g. Notes: This news story applies to the UK. Read more...

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Avoid rodent invasion
Nikki Sellers, Head of Home Insurance at esure.com, said:. 4) Don’t attract them in the first place Remove mouse hiding places:. Read more..

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Couch Potato Brits

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Couch potato Brits to spend nearly £5 billion on sports 23 June 2006 - Barclays. Brits will spend £4.65 billion this year on sports and fitness with the average person spending £206 a year according to data from Barclays Insurance. 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.

Creepy claims
However, this can lead to accidents in themselves.” The spooky figures show that the majority of claims (46 per cent) were related to breakages. These range from the lady who reversed her car over a laptop, to a window being smashed by a stone thrown up by the lawnmower. Water - leaking and blocked water pipes accounted for 18 per cent. Read more...

However, the most popular participation sports throughout the year are swimming, keeping fit, cycling and pool and snooker.[1] Mark Till, Marketing Director for Barclays Insurance, warns that the spending could go to waste if normally sedentary Brits get active too suddenly: “Many of us spend most of our sporting life sat on the couch watching sport on the TV, but at this time of the year we dip in our pockets to buy new equipment, join clubs and then expect to see a brilliant return for our investment. However, broken equipment and pulled muscles are more often the outcome.” “With this in mind we have offered a special sports insurance package to supplement our household insurance.

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. It might not stop a tennis racket getting broken in a McEnroe moment or a Rooneyesque broken metatarsal, but it will cover you for the outcome.” Ironically, with the Wimbledon tennis championships due to start next week (June 26, 2006), the women of Wimbledon are the second highest spenders for female account holders with 7.3 per cent of their credit and debit card spending going on sport and fitness.

Parents are a cause for conecern.
If the adult UK population is 45,434,897 (ONS) and 4% spent at least £200 on home repairs = 0.04 x 45,434,897 x £200 = £363,479,176. Parents are a cause for conecern. In a bid to help their elders, one in 10 of the country’s grown up children (eight per cent) make sure they are with their over 60s parents when tradesmen carry out repairs, with 11 per cent conducting their own regular house checks. Read more...

Homeowners to fork out
46.9 per cent of people believed their house was “definitely” more at risk of damage. But a staggering 59 per cent of men and 63.6 per cent of women took no measures to protect their home. Direct Line Insurance plc. 3 December 2005 Winter costs homeowners in the United Kingdom £16.7* billion every year, Direct Line Home Insurance has revealed. Read more..

Smashing party
16 – 24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55+ 2.Cornhill Direct - Background Cornhill Direct was established in 1995 and is part of Allianz Cornhill, one of the largest general insurers in the UK. Cornhill Direct’s own claims files reveal that the most common accidents at parties are:. Cost £550 •The Brighton teenagers who decided to pull up the lounge carpet so that they could break dance on the hard wood floor beneath. Read more...

Grandad missed out
Relative Values Christmas League Relative - Average Spend/£ Wife 117 Girlfriend 102 Boyfriend 102 Daughters 101 Sons 99 Husband 89 Grandson 48 Granddaughter 45 Daughter-in-Law 42 Mothers 38 Son-in-Law 34 Fathers 32 Sister 26 Mother-in-Law 24 Father-in-Law 24 Brother 24 Grandmother 16 Grandfather 14 Research – The research was carried out online from 21-26 October 2005. Read more...

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