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Released 17th
February 2009 Summary:
Overseas
holiday home ownership is at an all time high and numerous owners have problems
with foreign languages, so it is vitally important that their insurance policy
is written in English. The
problem for many holiday home owners is that once they have found their dream
property it's absolutely crucial that they get it properly covered. Without the
right insurance policy, they could have problems when they come to claim and find
out you don't have the cover they thought they had. The
property owner needs to choose an insurance company with the policies written
in "plain English". jml Insurance.co.uk act as introducers to a number of specialists
including Intasure,
Andrew
Copeland International, Devon
Direct and Ember
JD Insurance Brokers. They
have been introducing holiday home owners to these products for the past three
years and numerous insurance policy sales have been made as a result of their
introduction. Philip
Suter of jml-insurance.co
uk said "Wherever you choose to buy your holiday home, you're not going to live
there full time and need to know your investment is properly protected. Having
the right insurance is all about understanding what assets you own, what liabilities
you are exposed to, and what external events can occur which will put you at risk.
Local
insurance policies can include variations and exclusions relating to burglary,
accidental damage or personal liability claims. Some of these might not include
water supply or gas supply pipes or electric cables to the property becoming damaged.
There might be restrictions on you letting out the property as a holiday rental
or longer let. Other policies might only give a maximum of 90 days un-occupancy
at a time and this is not very satisfactory if you have left your holiday home
in August and don't return till the end of January for example. It
is imperative that you check all the details ("small print") thoroughly and if
need to keep the electricity on to keep the heating or burglar alarm working,
make sure you let the insurance company know this from the start." Taking
the appropriate action from the start will avoid problems when a claim occurs
particularly if there was a fire caused by an electrical fault and under the terms
of the policy, the electricity was meant to be switched off! A
client should never assume that what is covered under their UK home insurance
will automatically be covered abroad, as the expectation of what should be standard
cover differs greatly country to country, so that is why it does help having the
policy written in English. When
the client arranges cover they must make sure the buildings costs are for the
correct cost of rebuilding. Many people think that they should get building insurance
at market value. If your property was worth €190,000 last year and maybe the market
price has gone down to €170,000 this year, it won't affect the buildings costs. Remember
they would already own the "land" the property is situated on and so assuming
the property was destroyed by fire the insurance has to cover the removal or repair
of the building shell and the erecting or repair for the replacement. The sum
insured should be sufficient to rebuild all buildings as well as all outdoor structures
such as swimming pools, terracing or perimeter walls. If
property owners are having difficult putting a price on the rebuild, they should
take advice from the insurance company. They must provide them with the dimensions,
basic materials the property is constructed with get help from the insurance company.
A specialist who covers a lot of countries should have comparables. Philip
went on to say " Don't forget to insure contents as well, they should be insured
for their replacement value as new and one final reminder is that most policies
will provide liability cover to protect the owner of the holiday home should someone
be injured by, for example, a falling roof tile, tripping over a loose paving
slab etc. if you rent out your property, or if you employ domestic staff, you
should check that you have cover in place should a guest or an employee get injured."
Many
of the holiday home specialists that you will find today not only cover holiday
/ second home property outside the UK, but also in the UK. Their policies are
designed for that specialist market and one company is now offering policies for
holiday home owners own
UK main residence. Of
course these insurance companies are not only targeting the holiday home market
outside the UK, but also some are targeting owners of main residence properties
situated outside the UK. There numerous "ex pats" who have moved to Spain, France,
Italy and other locations and they are often happier dealing with an insurance
company back in the UK, particularly if they have language problems in the country
they now live in. Ends Company
Information jml-insurance.co.uk
is part of jml
Property Services, the trading name of Jeffrey
Milner Ltd. The company is an UK based company that was established
in 1979. jml insurance acts as an introducer for insurance companies selling property
insurance including landlord and tenant rental products, pet insurance, wedding
insurance, motor insurance, car hire excess insurance, travel insurance and non
standard insurance products. They also operate jmlvillas.com
an online marketing service for owners of holiday home property to advertise and
are part of the jml
Group that includes jml
Training and Consultancy. ©
jml Property Services February 2009
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