According to data collated by the Halifax home insurance division people in the UK have a bicycle stolen at a rate of just over one every minute.
The actual rate is one every sixty-five seconds, worsening from one every seventy-one seconds last year. The data also shows that London is the most dangerous place to own a bicycle, perhaps unsurprising as the bike is a popular form of transport in major cities like this. A Halifax spokesman suggested a simple way to cut the rate of bike theft would be to use a simple U shaped lock when the bike is left unattended.
The Halifax insurance spokesman also suggested looking at garden security, since many bicycles are kept in garden sheds or just in the back garden itself. Simple security is not expensive and could mean a home insurance claim is not needed.
There is a new home insurance offer from Nationwide Building Society, with a 20 percent discount when both contents and buildings cover are bought together. The discount is also applicable to the following year too if they are renewed together.
This Nationwide Building Society offer is open until the end of July 2008 and is being put in place to reward their customers for their loyalty during what are some trying financial times. The home insurance also includes provision for temporary accommodation, garden contents cover and students belongings protection.
A Nationwide Building Society spokesman said that the organisation believed in providing long term value and quality, with this offer underlining this belief.
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Liverpool Victoria has just announced a removal of what are considered unfair admin charges for all its LV= insurance customers.
Moving forwards Liverpool Victoria insurance policyholders will not face charges for cover level amendments, address changes or cancellations that have been out of the policyholders control. The MD of LV= insurance supported the move, saying that customers sometimes have to make small changes and it is unfair to charge them to do this.
He went on to say that providing good quality insurance at a competitive price is what Liverpool Victoria is about. LV= do not want to hit customers with hidden costs, instead wanting to treat their customers fairly.
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