According to Lloyds TSB home insurance division home workers ought to check they have adequate cover in place to avoid trouble in case of a claim.
According to official data around 3 million people work from home, sixty percent of whom are self employed. This is over ten percent of the total workforce in the UK. The important point Lloyds TSB insurance want to make is that work related materials may not be covered by a regular home insurance policy so it is important to check the details.
As the Lloyds TSB MD said, home based businesses and working from home generally are growing in popularity so it vital that a real understanding of different policies is needed.
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A study by Zurich Insurance has revealed that over 15 percent of property owners have had to get proper tradesmen in after struggling to do it themselves.
The biggest reason these people had for going down the DIY route was saving money, with a third of people citing this reason. However Zurich Insurance found that they typical cost of making right the damage caused came to GBP280. Home insurance knowledge was a little shaky on the subject too, with almost 75 percent of people not knowing if DIY disasters would be covered.
Also regarding home insurance the Zurich Insurance survey found that nearly half the respondents would not think to inform their insurer if major improvements to the property were to be made.
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Halifax home insurance customers will be happy today as they find out that they will receive GBP50 as a thank you for their loyalty to the company.
Each year that customers stay with the Halifax and have a claim free year they will receive GBP50, the award to be ongoing. The decision was made to introduce the payment after feedback from customers showed that they would like to their loyalty recognised. In addition to the payment customers will also be pleased to see that they can save up to GBP125 just by switching their buildings and contents insurance to the Halifax.
The head of marketing felt that this loyalty payment was perceived much more positively than the usual incentives and promotions offered by some other insurers.