A study commissioned by Barclays Insurance has looked at the most popular small businesses across the UK,a key element for home insurance since a number of these businesses carry out repair work or provide new products.
For those suffering a plumbing related incident that needs attention, whether on the home insurance policy or not, Norwich is the place to be since there are more plumbers there than anywhere else in the UK. Barclays Insurance also found that Essex is the best place to find an electrician.
As a spokesman from Barclays Insurance explained, it can sometimes be difficult to find a tradesman for an insurance quote or repair, though in some places it is more difficult than others. The key point is that tradesmen are a vital part of the UK infrastructure.
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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Three new home insurance policies have been introduced by Tesco Finance, providing differing levels of protection to suit the needs of the user.
The entry level policy, called Value insurance, covers essential items only but costs around a third less than the Standard insurance package. This is being described as an upgraded version of the original Tesco home insurance policy. As well as offering the levels of cover existing customers will be familiar with it also includes an extra GBP10,000 of cover and there are no compulsory excesses.
The third home insurance policy introduced by Tesco Finance is called Finest and is a very comprehensive package, including ID fraud protection, home emergency support and buildings cover of unlimited value.
