Dark Evenings Provide Rich Pickings for Opportunist Thieves
- Almost 9,000 winter burglaries last year(i) - Total cost of winter burglary claims last year was almost GBP 14.5m(i) - Average cost of a burglary last year was over GBP 1,500(i)
(firmenpresse) - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 12/10/12 -- Households are being urged to ramp up security as the clocks go back to deter opportunist burglars using the cover of darkness to target thousands of UK homes.
Last year registered almost 9,000 burglary claims during the winter months(ii) costing GBP 14.5million, yet according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI) around one in four homes has no contents insurance cover at all.(iii)
Halifax Home Insurance is reminding householders to think about the simple ways that can help deter thieves and secure their home as hours of darkness stretch into the daytime.
Martyn Foulds, senior claims manager, Halifax Home Insurance, said: "Being burgled causes homeowners a great deal of stress and upset, not to mention the financial loss. We often see these claims rise around this time of year, with the average burglary claim reaching more than GBP 1,500.
"Although home insurance will cover any financial loss, some items such as family heirlooms and items of sentimental value cannot be replaced, so it's certainly worth taking some simple cost-effective measures to avoid becoming an easy target."
Halifax Home Insurance offers its customers optional additional Home Emergency Cover, which can secure your home following a break-in and a range of other domestic emergencies, e.g. lost keys and burst pipes. Halifax Home Emergency Cover costs GBP 5.25 a month for the first year, GBP 6.25 a month after that and is underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance plc.
Valuables
Locks
Alarms
Gardens
If you have been burgled
For more information on Halifax Home Insurance visit , call 0800 169 8785 or drop in to your local branch.
Notes to editors
(i) Based on Halifax Home Insurance claims data 2011.
(ii) Winter months October-March (inclusive).
(iii) ABI UK Insurance Key Facts September 2012, based on ONS Families and Households, 2001-2011.
Halifax Home Solutions cover has no limit on the overall sum insured, which helps policyholders reduce the risk of being underinsured. Certain inner limits apply e.g. high risk items and items away from the home.
Contacts:
Halifax Home Insurance
0800 169 8785
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