News Article Published:
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Category:
Insurance
Insurance company esure has used the continuing run up to Christmas to market its home insurance offering.
The firm has announced that its home insurance product has a 15 per cent increase in contents cover between December 1st and January 15th.
According to the insurance services firm, the number of theft claims usually goes up over this period, meaning homeowners may feel more secure with the extra coverage.
The fact that many shoppers will be looking for bargains as the economic downturn continues was also used by the company, as it reminded consumers that it is the original price of items that should be used when estimating contents values, not the markdown price.
The company's home insurance head of risk and underwriting, Mike Pickard, also warned that the value of contents during the Christmas season can greatly increase because of gifts waiting to be delivered to others.
"It is important to make sure you have ample contents cover, especially around this time of year when thefts tend to be more targeted and the value of burglaries [is] higher than any other season," he said.
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