Buildings and Contents Insurance

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Why choose building and contents insurance?

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Standard home insurance

The most popular product, offering flexibility to adjust to your needs. Up to £1m Building cover (the amount paid up to for the cost of repairs or rebuild of your home) following a valid claim. £50,000 (new for old) Contents cover (the total amount paid up to for repair or replacing affected contents). For more information on what the policy covers, please read the Standard insurance product information document and policy document.

Elite home insurance

All the benefits of Standard, with higher levels of cover. Unlimited Building cover (the amount paid up to for the cost of repairs or rebuild of your home) following a valid claim. £100,000 (new for old) Contents cover (the total amount paid up to for repair or replacing affected contents). For more information on what the policy covers, please read the Elite insurance product information document and policy document.

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Building cover

You can claim towards the cost of repairing or rebuilding your home following a valid claim.

Contents cover

Replaced new for old, regardless of wear and tear following a valid claim.

Downloaded data

Digital content that you’ve paid for and downloaded onto your home computer, laptop or a mobile device is covered.

Special events

The amount that your contents are insured for (‘sum insured’) will increase by 10% for 30 days before and after certain special events.

Contents away from home

This covers certain personal possessions (e.g. laptop, jewellery, bicycle) that you can wear or you take outside the house.

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Accidental damage

Unintentional damage (such as DIY accidents) in parts of the building you’re responsible for will be paid. This would be an optional extra for Standard insurance cover and included with Elite insurance cover.

Home emergency

You’ll get up to £500 towards call-out, labour and parts if there’s an emergency in your home. This would be an optional extra for both Standard and Elite insurance.

Legal protection

Provides financial help towards you and your dependents in certain legal disputes (if the claim has at least 50% chance of success) and access to a 24-hour confidential helpline. This would be an optional extra for Standard insurance cover and included with Elite insurance cover.

Personal possessions

You can get cover for items taken outside your home eg. Laptops, jewellery, pedal cycles. This would be an optional extra for Standard insurance cover and included with Elite insurance cover.

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