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Home I About I Home Insurance I Car insurance I Motorhome Insurance I Van Insurance I Contact Us I Blog I News I Site Map ©2012 Home Quote Direct. All rights reserved. W E Bedford Insurance Services (Wimbledon) Ltd, 265-269 Kingston Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3FW is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Our FSA Register number is 305737 Hosting & Online Marketing by Gravytrain Limited Content CoverContent cover is one half of the insurance cover provided by a comprehensive home insurance plan. It is the part of the policy which covers the inside of the home and most of the items in it. The exceptions are fixtures in the house that have a permanent feature to them i.e. fitted kitchens, fitted bathrooms, and fitted wardrobes. The rest of the home is covered by contents home insurance. Arranging content cover is not always that easy to do. First of all you need to have a good idea of exactly how much the contents of your home is worth. Home Quote Direct suggests you compile an itinerary of your homes belongings to assist in this. When filling out the itinerary it is a good idea to move from room to room, this way it is more unlikely you will miss anything important off the list. You will be amazed at the value of your belongings when you have finished. Don’t throw away your list by the way; it may well come in handy if you have to make a claim sometime.
We know your belongings need to covered from theft, flood, fire, and even earthquakes. These sorts of risks are covered by most standard policies. You must also consider cover that will add to the premium you pay. For instance, accidental cover will cost you more but if there are pets or children in the house then some will see it as a must. Personal possession cover will insure belongings that usually reside in the home but are taken out with you sometimes. A good example would be a laptop or a camera. Can you bring my cover costs down?Accidental cover and personal possessions cover are two examples of how your premium can go up. Home Quote Direct knows one or two little tricks that can bring your premium down. If you have had contents insurance in the past and have not made a claim against it then we can bring your premium down. Having a security alarm, maintained on a yearly contract will also lower your premium, as will good locks on your doors and windows. The good news is that Home Quote Direct can collect all the information necessary to provide you with the best quotes the UK home insurance market can muster and provide you with content cover in minutes. |