Theft or attempted theft
If you're a victim of theft and the thieves damage your personal possessions while trying to break in or while they're leaving, your policy will cover repairs that may be needed.
If you're a victim of theft and the thieves damage your personal possessions while trying to break in or while they're leaving, your policy will cover repairs that may be needed.
Your home insurance policy covers damages caused due to ground movement of any part of the site on which your property stands.
Yes, your home insurance does cover you for portable items within our home if you have taken the Contents cover and outside the home if you take Personal Possessions Cover.
You have to specifically declare and add any valuable item over 20,000. For items that require cover outside of your home and are valued over 5,000 have also to be specified in your policy.
Building should be insured for the amount of their rebuilding cost (not current market value), which can usually be found on the buyers' report or survey, obtained upon purchase of the property. However, please note that this figure will need to be revised in keeping with market inflation.
On the other hand, contents must be insured for the total current replacement cost of all items you would take with you if you were moving out. These items could include, but not limited to, carpets, curtains, furniture, electrical appliances, valuables, clothing and personal effects.
Yes, all domestic outbuildings, garages, sheds, swimming pool, walls and gates fall under the definition of buildings and are covered under that section. You should make sure that the sum insured for your buildings cover includes the rebuilding cost of these structures.
Buildings insurance is only needed if you are legally liable for the building, i.e. if you own the building as a landlord.
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