Extra home insurance needed during Christmas
December 18, 2007 by admin
Filed under News, News-Insurance
Consumers need to make sure they have adequate home insurance cover to protect them from theft as well as damage during the festive period, warns Bradford and Bingley. 
With 76,000 homes the target of unwelcome intruders, the bank has said that shoppers need to ensure they have enough insurance cover taken out to protect Christmas gifts.
Dave Foyle, head of general insurance at Bradford and Bingley, said: “With so much money and effort invested in the Christmas period, people should make sure that they don’t overlook the necessity of protecting their home and its contents from unwanted visitors.”
He added that by making sure adequate home insurance cover is in place consumers can make the most of the “fun time” which is Christmas.
The Deloitte Christmas Retail Survey for 2007 revealed that consumers were set to spend seven per cent more on Christmas this year, with the total average spending now at £706 compared with £662 in 2006.
The total predicted spend for this Christmas is £33.6 billion.
