Guys
I know that @ianw has helped folk out with insurance. I am in discussions with his team now so hopefully they can sort me out too.
The purpose of this post is to warn folk that Outbuildings cover is being slashed by insurance companies.
I was stunned to receive my renewal notice this year. I have never claimed on home insurance. My insurance broker previously gave me unlimited cover for items in outbuildings up to the level of my overall contents cover. Swinton Insurance Brokers (a sizeable national chain) could not now get any cover in excess of £2,500 for outbuildings. They do not care what is in there, they do not care how secure you might have made it. £2,500 is your lot. The guy at Swinton told me that this issue was regularly cropping up with renewals and they were losing a lot of customers
So for those of you with games/ tools/ bikes in outbuildings - just double check that your policies are giving you the cover that you think they are.
Besides Ian, have folk on here found any decent insurers with proper cover limits pls ?
I know that @ianw has helped folk out with insurance. I am in discussions with his team now so hopefully they can sort me out too.
The purpose of this post is to warn folk that Outbuildings cover is being slashed by insurance companies.
I was stunned to receive my renewal notice this year. I have never claimed on home insurance. My insurance broker previously gave me unlimited cover for items in outbuildings up to the level of my overall contents cover. Swinton Insurance Brokers (a sizeable national chain) could not now get any cover in excess of £2,500 for outbuildings. They do not care what is in there, they do not care how secure you might have made it. £2,500 is your lot. The guy at Swinton told me that this issue was regularly cropping up with renewals and they were losing a lot of customers
So for those of you with games/ tools/ bikes in outbuildings - just double check that your policies are giving you the cover that you think they are.
Besides Ian, have folk on here found any decent insurers with proper cover limits pls ?
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