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When policyholders reduce sums insured to lower premiums
It happens! A policyholder wants to reduce their insurance premium, so they turn to the buildings sum insured without properly...
Jan 22, 2018
Bricks, Brexit and the problem with index-linking
While index-linking of sums insured on buildings offers some protection from underinsurance, it’s not something a policyholder should...
Nov 29, 2017
Desktop assessments ‘a fantastic idea’
Brokers are finding it easier to encourage their property owning clients to set suitable sums insured on buildings thanks to innovative...
Oct 31, 2017
No clear consensus around advice, information and underinsurance
Brokers have opposing views around the provision of information or advice in relation to underinsurance, according to the findings of a...
Sep 27, 2017
Congratulations to our Apple Watch prize draw winner!
Congratulations to Tracey Regan of Stockport based insurance brokers JJ Yates & Co Ltd, who is the lucky winner of our recent Apple Watch...
Sep 19, 2017
Which commercial buildings are most likely to be underinsured?
Almost three quarters of commercial buildings with sums insured of £500,000 or less are underinsured, according to new data from...
Aug 31, 2017
Policyholders need to know ‘how long’ as well as ‘how much’
100% of brokers we questioned at BIBA 2017 agreed that getting a professional assessment of the rebuild cost of a property from a RICS...
Jun 22, 2017
Most brokers believe buildings are significantly underinsured
Most brokers believe that UK buildings sums insured are inaccurate, with the majority estimating that commercial and high-net-worth...
May 24, 2017
Could leveraging building sums insured help combat Ogden?
The Government’s decision at the end of February to radically alter the formula for calculating lump sum personal injury payments looks...
Apr 20, 2017
Underinsurance and the Insurance Act
At RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com we’ve had quite a few conversations with brokers and underwriters in recent months about underinsurance and...
Mar 15, 2017
