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.
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Jan 11, 2021
RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com: Open for business
A message Will Molland, BSc (Hons) MCIOB AssocRICS...
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Dec 6, 2020
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.
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Nov 14, 2020
Brokers ‘can quickly shift litigation risk’
Brokers are being encouraged to ‘shift the risk’ of at least one significant cause of litigation - underinsurance.
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Oct 13, 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...
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Oct 13, 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.
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Sep 21, 2020
Rest assured! We’re FSQS accredited
Rebuild Cost Assessment Ltd is now FSQS accredited, providing compliance assurance to our customers and their clients.
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Aug 17, 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!
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Aug 2, 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.
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Jul 19, 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
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May 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?
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Mar 27, 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?
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Feb 5, 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.
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Nov 20, 2019
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.
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Sep 22, 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.
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Aug 28, 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.
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Jul 24, 2019
Treating customers fairly (win). Earnings boost (win).
A leading broker is encouraging others to guide their clients towards more accurate building sums insured.
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Jun 19, 2019
3 minute guide to VAT and sums insured
One of the things people seem to get most confused about when it comes to setting building sums insured is whether or not to include VAT.
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May 19, 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.
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May 12, 2019
One in five clients ‘guess’ at buildings sum insured, say brokers
More than a third of policyholders are using ‘market value’ to set their buildings sum insured and one in five ‘simply guess’.
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Apr 17, 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.
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Feb 18, 2019
There’s more to a ‘desktop’ valuation than you might think
Some people can be a little sceptical about desktop valuations. After all, how can you accurately assess a property without being there?
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Feb 13, 2019
Investing in the future of property insurance valuations
Having rapidly taken the lead in the property insurance valuation market, RebuildCostASSESSMENT.com is now investing in talent of the future
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Jan 10, 2019
Broker prevents £39,000 client loss, thanks to RCA
A broker has helped one of its commercial clients avoid a loss of £39,000 after requesting a rebuild cost assessment (RCA) on a property.
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