Property Insurance
Am I protected for accidental damage?
While property insurance covers you for all the big things, such as fire, flood and storms, you may also want to have cover against things being damaged in your home accidentally.
Accidental damage is not always included as standard in policies – but if you want it you can add it on. Let’s investigate.
Accidents happen!
Having buildings and contents insurance covers you for the big things, but it doesn’t automatically cover you for accidents. Accidental damage cover is included with some policies but needs to be added to others.
Examples of things it could cover are… your TV being smashed while you’re doing DIY, or a red wine stain on your new white sofa.
Take it one step further?
A further type of cover you can include is Home Emergency Assistance. This covers the cost of calling out a tradesman to deal with an emergency such as a broken boiler or being locked out.
Cover away from home
Some accidental damage covers will help protect your belongings away from home. So if you are taking your laptop on the train, your home insurance may come to the rescue if the worst happens.
