Don’t lose out while you’re building up!

Christopher Kotze

Christopher Kotze

Managing Director at Finesse Ins

Notifying your Insurance about home alterations

We know how hard you work, how much time you invest into building up your home. Often starting with nothing but the clothes on your back, you gradually moved on up in your career, formed a family and bought your home.

This is such an amazing journey called “Life” but when you look back at it, you cannot deny it took some sweet, close shaves and possibly… some shed tears.

Often, the next step is to renovate, build-up or extend your home. Either to cater for the expanding family or, possibly, that home bar you always dreamed about!

We say: “Great, go for it, you’ve certainly earned it!”

Just some friendly advice from your broker, let us know before you begin the alterations to your home.

It’s a matter of disclosure to the insurer, that you will be renovating, adding on or knocking down things and moreover… that there will be contractors on site for a period of days, weeks or months. Unfortunately, theft often occurs during this time or other parts of the home can be damaged in error and the Insurers can reject claims for some damages or theft occurring whilst the home is undergoing the alterations unless you notify them beforehand.

They won’t decline to cover, but will advise their requirements for cover to be upheld during that period.

If this is you, will be you or has been you in the past, let us know and keep us in mind before you begin the fun part.

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