An overview of our standard insurance cover

Buy your Buildings & Contents Insurance with Paymentshield through your financial intermediary who can establish your demands and needs and recommend the most suitable product for you.

You have a choice of Insurance options including:

  • Buildings only cover
  • Contents only cover
  • Buildings & Contents combined

Buildings & Contents Insurance can be taken out by new and existing mortgage borrowers. We provide Buildings insurance up to a maximum of £300,000 and Contents insurance up to a maximum of £40,000.

Where you have opted for Buildings Extra, the sum insured is increased to £500,000 and where you have opted for Contents Extra, the sum insured is increased to £60,000.

Subject to the standard policy conditions (and sum insured limits) you are covered if your building and/or contents are damaged by:

  • Fire, smoke, explosion, lightning or earthquake
  • Riots, civil commotion, labour and political disturbances or strikes
  • Malicious damage or vandalism
  • Storm or flood
  • Impact or collision
  • Subsidence or heave
  • Escape of water or oil
  • Theft or attempted theft

Buildings & Contents Insurance is underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc

For the full policy conditions, including restrictions and exclusions, please always refer to your Policy Document provided with your certificate of insurance. You can also download a copy.

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