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Understanding rebuild cost vs market value
Insurance can often feel like a bit of a puzzle. All the legal jargon and complicated rules can make it seem like you need a law degree...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Jan 22, 2024


The clock is ticking: validity period of your rebuild cost assessment
Today, we're shedding light on an essential aspect of property ownership: The validity period of your rebuild cost assessment (RCA)....
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Jan 22, 2024


Rebuild cost gap still widening, with social care at risk
The gap between property rebuilding costs and the amount buildings are insured for is continuing to widen, with many essential social...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Sep 14, 2023


What brokers think about the new Consumer Duty
More than half of UK insurance brokers say they are in favour of new Consumer Duty rules, with most believing underinsurance should be...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
May 1, 2023


Underinsurance gap widening as costs increase
A greater proportion of properties are now underinsured and the gap between property rebuild costs and the amount buildings are currently...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Oct 26, 2022


Building Insurance: How times change, but also they don’t!
Casting an eye back through time can often tell us a lot about where we are today. RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com’s James Scott Brown...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Feb 9, 2022


Underinsurance made worse by rising construction costs
A sustained rise in construction costs this year is increasing the likelihood of significant underinsurance of buildings in the UK....
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Sep 30, 2021

Lower value properties are ‘most’ underinsured
New data from RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com has revealed that properties with a sum insured of less than £500,000 are generally covered for...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Sep 8, 2021


Football club sues broker due to underinsurance
A football club from the sixth tier of English football is suing an insurance broker for almost half a million pounds in damages due to...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Jul 14, 2021

Brokers ‘can quickly shift litigation risk’
Brokers are being encouraged to ‘shift the risk’ of at least one significant cause of litigation - underinsurance.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Nov 14, 2020

Too many underinsurance disasters waiting to happen
Businesses already struggling in the wake of Covid-19 face another invisible threat in the form of underinsurance. The latest data from...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Oct 14, 2020

UK rented homes underinsured by £315 billion
Property owners struggling in the wake of Covid-19 face another invisible threat in the form of underinsurance.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Oct 14, 2020

A bit of help with those difficult client conversations
If there’s one thing there has been no shortage of this year for insurers and intermediaries, it has been difficult client conversations!
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Aug 18, 2020

79% of hobbits dangerously underinsured
As many as 79% of homes owned by hobbits would be underinsured (if they actually existed) according to research by RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Jul 20, 2020


The problem with index-linking
Dave has a lovely house, which he insured for £542,000 in 2013. Should he be confident index-linking has protected him from underinsurance?
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
May 21, 2020

Broker facing £3.5m legal claim for underinsurance
A broker is facing a legal claim for damages of “at least £3.5 million” after a fire revealed one of its clients was severely underinsured.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Nov 20, 2019

Latest building sums insured data released
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com has released up-to-date high-level data around inaccurate building sums insured in the UK.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Sep 23, 2019

One in 10 brokers thinks insurers should pay for rebuild cost assessments
A growing number of brokers believe underwriters should at least contribute towards a professional assessment of building sums insured.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
May 20, 2019


PI underwriter guides brokers on underinsurance exposure
"A gentle uptick” in underinsurance related claims is highlighting a need for the insurance industry to do more to tackle the issue.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Apr 18, 2019

Investors warned about adequacy of commercial buildings cover
Investors in pension schemes are being warned of the knock-on effect of inadequate sums insured on commercial properties in their portfolios
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Nov 21, 2018
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