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Will U.S. tariffs derail the UK’s construction cost recovery?
The impact of 'Liberation Day' on the world's stock markets has been immediate and significant, but how will Trump's tariffs affect...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
5 days ago


Why buildings sums insured should be 82% higher
With inflation driving a significant widening of the underinsurance gap, in this article we highlight the urgent need for brokers and...
Ewan Sandison
Apr 2


Valuations and Cyber top ‘added value’ broker priorities in 2025
UK insurance brokers are prioritising building valuations and cyber risk management as key services to add value for clients in 2025,...
Johnny Thomson
Mar 25


Buildings underinsurance – a hybrid solution?
The issue of underinsurance has created a dynamic landscape of both opportunity and challenge in the field of buildings insurance...
Johnny Thomson
Mar 13


How many cups of tea?! The greener way to assess rebuild costs
How do you cut 1,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions without sacrificing efficiency? Spoiler alert : it doesn’t involve giving up your morning...
Amy Lillington
Mar 7


Goldilocks helps the three bears get their insurance just right
Once upon a time, Goldilocks wandered into the home of three unsuspecting bears… but this time, she wasn’t tasting porridge – she was...


Will my rebuild cost change if I renovate my house?
Thinking about renovating your home? Whether it’s a sleek new kitchen, an expansive loft conversion, or even just a luxurious marble...
Amy Lillington
Feb 25


What impact will construction costs have on underinsurance?
Already, it’s beginning to feel like the word ‘uncertainty’ is making a comeback this year, if it ever really went away. The combination...
Ben Richmond
Jan 29


Returning growth in property insurance premiums linked to valuations
A rise in property insurance premiums in the third quarter of this year has been linked to more widespread adoption of rebuild cost...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Dec 13, 2024


Is the tide really turning on buildings underinsurance?
The percentage of UK buildings that are underinsured has fallen to its lowest level for at least 6 years, but remains ‘unacceptably...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Sep 10, 2024


Gold medals, sticky tape, and office champions!
And that’s a wrap! The RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com Office Games have officially come to an end, with the closing ceremony taking place and...
Amy Lillington
Aug 16, 2024


Introducing Enhanced Commercial Desktop
Enhanced Commercial Desktop assessments are now available from RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com. This is our latest innovation in rebuild cost...
John Pirone
Jul 22, 2024


Here’s something that might help with ‘difficult conversations’
Brokers tell us that every now and then they face ‘difficult conversations’ with clients about all kinds of things, including...
Amy Lillington
May 22, 2024

Building costs settling down, but significant underinsurance risks remain
Construction inflation has softened over the past year and building costs are forecast to rise by around 3% in 2024. However, the risk of...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Mar 25, 2024


Regulation tops list of broker’s ‘biggest concerns’ in 2024
Insurance brokers have highlighted regulatory compliance as their number one concern this year, in a poll carried out by...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Mar 5, 2024


Winner Announcement: Santa’s Grotto Rebuild Cost
Did you know that we run exclusive giveaways for our Platinum & Gold tier brokers? To qualify, brokers must place 10 or more (for...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Jan 9, 2024


Blanket and bedroom-based cover ‘no longer adequate’?
We’ve often spoken about the Average Clause, but homeowners are now being warned of a potential issue that could leave them with no cover...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Nov 16, 2023


Iain Crichton joins us as Operations Manager
Rebuild Cost Assessment Ltd has appointed Iain Crichton as its new Operations Manager. Iain has broad experience of leading teams within...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Oct 31, 2023


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


How do brokers like to ‘break the ice’ with clients?
Most insurance brokers are keen to avoid the ‘hard sell’ when it comes to breaking the ice with clients, according to a fun piece of...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Aug 9, 2023


Investing in AI and machine learning so we can do more
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com and the University of Exeter have formed an exciting partnership to take our valuations service to the next...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
May 26, 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


How much longer will rebuilding costs keep rising?
The cost of building materials increased by 25% on average in the UK last year and continue to rise, which begs the question… how long...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Mar 7, 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


Just making brokers lives a little easier
Ah those tricky questions clients ask. Like… Client: ‘So how much should I insure my building for’? Broker: ‘Well, actually I can’t tell...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
May 17, 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


Five go on a very posh picnic!
Five lucky brokers have each won a ‘very posh’ Fortnum & Mason’s picnic hamper after taking part in our latest Platinum and Gold broker...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Aug 30, 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


We've won an award! Thanks for your help
A digitally disruptive approach to the buildings insurance valuation survey market has led to RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com being recognised...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Jun 24, 2021

Major accreditation for our new generation of surveyors
Two of our surveyors have progressed to achieve AssocRICS accreditation following two years of dedicated learning.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
May 25, 2021

Why it's always better to be like the third little pig
We all know the story of the three little pigs, but what if we brought it up-to-date? Here we tell the modern version...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Apr 22, 2021

Insurtech pet owning clients will love
Thanks to incredible new technology, there’s now no need to gather information from clients for pet cover.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Apr 1, 2021


What is the 'dreaded' Average Clause?
We've put together a short animation, which explains what the 'dreaded' Average Clause is, why it doesn't always work the way you'd expect!
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Mar 9, 2021

Winning brokers choose to support Asthma UK and Whizz-Kidz charities
Christmas! It seems so ago long since it more or less didn’t happen and we cheered ourselves up by escaping evil penguins...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Feb 23, 2021

Bathrooms made in China and rebuild costs
Future rebuilding costs are increasingly difficult to predict and are being impacted by a broadening cocktail of external events.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Feb 10, 2021

RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com: Open for business
A message Will Molland, BSc (Hons) MCIOB AssocRICS...
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Jan 11, 2021


Sometimes it's over!
Underinsurance tends to get all the headlines when it comes to inaccurate building sums insured, but sometimes it’s ‘over’ too.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Dec 6, 2020

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

Rest assured! We’re FSQS accredited
Rebuild Cost Assessment Ltd is now FSQS accredited, providing compliance assurance to our customers and their clients.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Sep 22, 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

Qualification success for our next generation surveyors
We’re delighted to announce that two of our next generation of property surveyors have succeeded in achieving a significant qualification.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Aug 3, 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

And suddenly… everything changed
I imagine many of you reading this will now find yourself (like me) working from home for who knows how long?
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Mar 27, 2020


Helping brokers deliver great customer service
Nigel Feast FCII tells us why he believes brokers should work closely with clients to ensure building declared values are fit for purpose.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Feb 5, 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


Feeling a little bit hungry?
Brokers helping their clients get their building sums insured right doesn’t have to be time-consuming or difficult.
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com
Aug 29, 2019

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