M&S Home Insurance

Claims are handled by Aviva Insurance Limited.

If you’re registered for online servicing you can make a claim online. If you haven’t already registered for online servicing, you can do this here. You’ll be able to check your level of cover and your policy excess and where possible, Aviva will give you an instant decision. Alternatively call 0800 051 2556. Lines are open 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Please have your policy number to hand.

You can pay by monthly instalments or in one annual premium.

Monthly instalments are paid by Direct Debit over 12 months and there is no additional charge to pay this way. If you choose to renew your policy, we will continue to take payments by instalment unless you tell us otherwise.

You can make an annual payment each year by credit or debit card and to assist you at renewal we can automatically renew the policy by your chosen payment method to make sure you continue to be covered.

We don't charge a fee for mid-term changes, but depending on the change, there might be an additional premium to pay. To make sure that you have the right cover in place, please let us know of any changes that occur during the annual policy term.

If you wish to cancel the policy, there is no charge to do so.

This is the amount of money you have to pay if you make a claim.

M&S Home Insurance has an excess of £100 on the buildings and contents sections, and you can choose to increase the excess and receive a discount to your premium.

If you make a claim that affects both the buildings and the contents, we will only charge you one excess on your claim, this will be the higher of the two if they are different.

Please note that for any buildings claim for subsidence, heave or landslip an excess of at least £1,000 will apply. Also an excess of at least £450 will apply to escape of water claims, this will be increased if you have chosen a higher voluntary excess on buildings or contents.

You need to give us a value for the total amount of cover you need for all the contents you may take away from your home at any time and if you want Pedal Cycle cover away from home you need to tell us the value of your most expensive cycle.

Otherwise you just need to make sure that our cover limits are sufficient for you:

Premier:

• Buildings: unlimited
• Contents: unlimited
• Contents away from home: your choice up to a max total of £50,000
• Total valuables in the home: £50,000
• Single valuable items: £15,000
• Data: £2,500
• Property owners' and personal liability cover: £5m
• Domestic employees' liability cover: £10m
• Tenants' liability: £40,000

Standard:

• Buildings: £1m
• Contents: £100,000
• Contents away from home: your choice up to a max total of £25,000
• Total valuables in the home: £25,000
• Single valuable items: £10,000
• Data: £2,500
• Property owners' and personal liability cover: £2m
• Domestic employees' liability cover: £10m
• Tenants' liability: £40,000

There could be a number of different reasons, including, but not limited to, the new regulations which affect all home insurance providers.

Your insurance provider Aviva is one of the UK's largest insurers and this gives them a huge amount of knowledge and data, painting a detailed picture of what the risks are and how these change from year to year, and from area to area. This means you may see differences in your price as these risks change.

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Prices don’t always change because of something you’ve done. For example, more overall claims in your postcode during the last year could mean that your price goes up if the risk is perceived to be greater. There are also external factors that might mean your insurance costs are more or less, including rising repair costs and recent changes to regulations.

The new regulations mean M&S Bank and Aviva have had to change the way prices are calculated, which may result in some customers seeing a higher price at renewal, while others could have a lower price.

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It's possible, as the rules mean the price to renew your cover will be the same as, or lower than, the equivalent price for a new customer. As a result of the new rules, we expect prices for new customers to rise across the whole industry, and renewal prices to come down overall. That doesn't guarantee you'll see a drop in your price, partly because Aviva have already taken steps to limit price differences between new customers and those who are renewing their policy.

Also, prices are created individually for each customer based on a whole range of factors. Aviva can use the information they've built up to match each customer's price to their specific circumstances.

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No, it doesn't. Your insurance provider Aviva is one of the largest insurers in the UK, that means they have a lot of information to help them price accurately by painting a detailed picture of the changing risks for every customer's requirements, which they use in line with the current regulations.

You are offered the best price M&S Bank and Aviva can offer for the product cover you select. It's also worth remembering that not all insurance is the same, and cheaper is not always better. Your price may be different because of the level of cover you have with us, and you should always check that any quote meets your needs. If you're already insured with us, you can review and make changes to your existing cover at anytime.

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The changes in regulations, that came into force from 1 January 2022, affect insurance providers. In short, they mean that:

• if you're already a customer, your renewal price will be the same as, or lower than, an equivalent price for a new customer
• for your home insurance, you'll have the ability to opt out of auto-renewal at any point during your cover term. Should you wish to do this please complete this form.

The new regulations mean that insurers and intermediaries, have had to change how prices are calculated.

As a result, prices are expected to rise for new customers across the whole industry, and renewal prices to come down overall. The biggest difference is likely to be in the first renewal after the change of regulations. This doesn't necessarily mean that your renewal price will be lower even if you haven't made changes to your policy. There are other factors at work, such as recent claims you may have made, more expensive repairs, severe weather and changes in law.

No. Your renewal price will be the same as, or lower than, an equivalent price for a new customer, in line with the latest rules. A loyalty penalty would mean that your renewal price would be higher than an equivalent price for a new customer.

No. Price walking would be where your premium goes up at renewal rather than in line with changes to your risk. The new regulations mean that your renewal price will be the same as, or lower than, the equivalent price for a new customer, which helps prevent price walking.

If there's a sizeable difference between your renewal price and the new customer quote price you received from us online, it's worth checking that your new quote includes all the same cover as your current policy. For example prices differ depending whether you bought it online or over the phone.

You must make sure any quote meets your needs. If you're already insured with us, you can review and make changes to your existing cover at any time.

There are other factors that could result in different prices. For example, the day your renewal price is calculated which is approximately 30-40 days before your policy ends. It is checked against the equivalent price for a new customer. If you get a new customer price at a later date, prices may have changed since the original calculation date.

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No. Your rights haven't been affected by this decision. If your complaint if still ongoing, there shouldn't be any difference to how it's handled. If it's already been closed, there's more about this in the letter that was sent to you after your complaint was closed.

You can always get a quote from other insurance providers. Just make sure you check that any quote meets your needs. If you're already insured with us, you can review and make changes to your existing cover at any time.

As your renewal price with us will be the same as, or lower than, an equivalent price for a new customer, you won't pay more for staying with us for the year ahead.

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