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Homeowners insurance data collected by prisoners in UK

August 27, 2013August 24, 2013 Julie Campbell

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Inmates are currently being paid for the collection of information on behalf of home insurers. A controversial new homeowners insurance data collection program has been launched at Oakwood Prison in the United Kingdom, which employs prisoners with the task of obtaining information from property owners on behalf of their insurers. This program, if successful, may be considerably expanded over time to the point that it goes nationwide. The Ministry of Justice recently announced that the prisoners will be paid in order to collect the homeowners insurance information. This program has…

Homeowners insurance premiums expected to skyrocket in some U.K. regions

April 15, 2013April 13, 2013 G. Turner

The price of coverage is expected to soar in areas where floods are known to occur. Properties that are located in areas that are at risk of flooding in Scotland could soon be facing a considerable increase in the cost of their homeowners insurance now that a deal that had been in place to guarantee affordable protection is nearing its expiration date. Homes impacted by the winter floods, recently, or that are located in areas of increased risk are being cautioned. The next time that homeowners insurance policies are renewed…

Homeowners insurance threatened for Scottish residents in flood-struck regions

January 2, 2013January 2, 2013 Julie Campbell

People in Scotland could lose their coverage after extensive flooding hit their areas. British insurers are cautioning that thousands of people living in Scotland may suddenly find that it is impossible to purchase homeowners insurance for their properties unless the U.K. government is willing to underwrite the claims. At the moment, one in every 22 Scottish residential properties is at a flooding risk. According to data that has been released by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), there are 125,000 properties in the country that could lose their ability to…

Homeowners insurance is greatly misunderstood by many UK policyholders

October 25, 2012October 23, 2012 Marc

These customers face high risks as the harsh winter weather approaches. Now that the potentially damaging winter weather is getting closer, the risk associated with letting homeowners insurance go unpaid has increased significantly, but this hasn’t stopped many United Kingdom customers from doing so. A recent study has shown that sixty percent of policyholders do not understand their storm coverage. This research was conducted by Onepoll in September 2012 and involved the participation of 2000 U.K. homeowners insurance customers. What was determined was that these policyholders had a large number…

Homeowners insurance companies urge U.K. residents to buy coverage for flooding

September 30, 2012September 29, 2012 H. Cutner

Flood policies may become vital as flood alerts and warnings are issued across the country. The warnings and alerts regarding the risk of flooding across the United Kingdom has caused homeowners insurance companies to caution property owners that separate coverage for floods is required in order to protect them against rising waters from the rains that have been lashing several regions. They are being told to go over their policies and make sure that there won’t be any unwanted surprises. For those who do have flood protection added to their…