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Home Contents Insurance

The home contents insurance section usually covers the following:-

  • Fire lightning explosion earthquake

  • Riot

  • Malicious Damage (not by you, tenants or paying guests)

  • Impact by aircraft, animals or vehicles

  • Storm or flood (not to fences, gates, hedges or railings)

  • Theft or attempted theft (not by deception)

  • Subsidence, ground heave or landslip (not coastal or river bank erosion, solid floor slabs, settlement, shrinkage, expansion, demolition, faulty workmanship or design)

  • Water leaking from fixed appliances, freezing or forcible and violent bursting

  • Falling trees or branches, lampposts or telegraph poles

  • Oil leaking from any fixed appliance pipe or tank

  • Accidental damage of fixed glass in furniture, mirrors or ceramic hobs in unfixed kitchen appliances

  • Breakage or collapse of satellite, television- receiving or television aerials

  • Accidental damage to audio, hi-fi television telecommunication or video equipment (not mobile phones), computers (not laptops) computer software, hand-held computers or electronic toys, satellite television receiving equipment

 

  • Accidental damage to the contents not in the open, not if the home is sublet, clothing or contact lenses

 

  • Your liability as OCCUPIER of the home or as private individuals

  • Excludes use of vehicles and craft

  • Liability assumed under contract or injury to your family or damage to your own property is not covered

  • Excludes dangerous dog act 

  • Excludes non-domesticated animals.

 

  • Contents in the Open

  • Temporary removal (not all perils above apply) and theft must be by forcible and violent entry. Money may be excluded at your place of work

  • Damage caused by professional removal 

  • Increase of sum insured for gifts

  • Tenants improvements if you are a tenant

  • Index linking - increase the sums insured each year

  • Jury Service

  • Alternative accommodation

  • Replacing locks following loss or theft of keys

  • Fatal accident cover - usually following assault, passenger in road and rail, assault

  • Prams and wheelchairs

  • Frozen food deterioration

  • Title Deeds

This is a guide only. As is usual - refer to your own policy or ask your broker if you have any queries about the cover under your own policy.

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