Sharrocks is advising clients to maintain their insurance cover as the country goes into lockdown to fight COVID-19. Despite the government’s unprecedented support for families and workers, many people are feeling the pinch and worrying how they are going to…
Advice has been issued as the country is hit by Storm Ciara this weekend. Weather warnings are in place across the UK and insurers are expecting an increase in claims. Sharrocks advises its clients to make sure they know where…
If the worst happens and you need to make a claim on your insurance policy, well kept financial records could help reduce the stress in an already fraught situation. Proof of purchase where you can show what you bought and…
The latest AA Price Index issued for the 4th Quarter of 2017 has shown combined buildings and contents premiums rose by 1.8% during that period and by 5% over the year. This comes as a steeper rise than expected for industry…
The majority of people renting, selling or buying in the UK have had issues with their agents following a study involving over 2000 people conducted by the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). In 2016 over…
A report by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) this month has highlighted that escape of water claims have gone up by 24% to £483m in the first 9 months of this year compared to the same period in 2014.…
Home Insurance Premiums are on the rise with premiums rising at the fastest rate for three years according to data released this week. Research by Consumer Intelligence demonstrates that on average home insurance rose by 7% this year on average annually.…
A recent report from the Association of British Insurers, the Met Office and Catastrophe Modeller AIR Worldwide expresses that climate change will drive-up windstorm losses in the UK. These organisations have analysed the impact of the recent global temperature increases…
Are you the person who uploads your flight tickets, takes pictures of your pre-flight cocktails, films the take-off to a sunny destination and then upload this onto social media? If so you could be putting your property at risk of…
The UK is Europe’s number 1 barbecue nation beating the Germans into second and with al-fresco eating the UK’s love of barbecues is worth over £7 billion pounds a year. However, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of…
