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Back in 2016, we were pleased to add Zurich Insurance Group to our closely vetted panel of insurers with this including the Zurich Private Clients section catering for high net worth clients wishing to cover the likes of their luxury homes and expensive motor vehicles.

Well, we are pleased to inform our discerning clients that Zurich Private Clients cover has recently been enhanced. Below we provide details of some of the improvements that have been made: –

Home Insurance Enhancements

Home Emergency Cover totaling £1,500 has been added to the policy as standard with this covering emergencies such as water leakage requiring an approved repairer to attend 24/7.
New Acquisitions notification period has gone up from 60 days to 90 days.
Jewellery limit has gone up from £15,000 to £25,000 per item.
Sums insured for specified antiques, fine art and valuables is now index-linked on an annual basis.
Cyber Assistance cover has been added including damage to home systems due to a cyber event up to £100,000.
Antiques and fine arts limit has risen from £25,000 to £50,000 for each item.
Extended cover now includes contract works for up to the lesser of 20% of the sum insured or £1 million.

Motor Insurance Enhancements

Alternative transportation costs limit has risen from £3,000 to £5,000.
Breakdown cover is for named individuals on the motor insurance certificate as opposed to specified vehicles.

Any new customer taking out a Zurich Private Clients policy will benefit from these enhancements immediately. Existing customers with a Zurich Private Clients policy will benefit from the above enhancements immediately with the exception of cyber and home emergency cover that will be incorporated at renewal from around December 2019 onwards.

The above improvements in cover can only be of potential benefit to our high net worth clients so they are most welcome. We are pleased to inform you that, since adding Zurich Insurance Group to our panel, we have been most impressed with the service that they have provided.

We are delighted to announce that Zurich Insurance Group has joined our panel of insurance companies that enables us to provide our valued customers with further options when it comes to meeting their insurance needs.

Zurich provides general insurance to personal customers for the likes of travel, motor vehicles and homes as well as meeting the specialist needs of our high net worth through the Zurich Private Clients section and commercial clients with the later including small, medium and large businesses as well as corporate and multi-national companies.

Zurich Insurance Group was first established way back in 1872 since which time it has grown to provide a global presence in over 170 countries and employs around 60,000 members of staff of whom in the region of 11,000 work here in the UK.

Zurich has an enviable reputation for its innovative product range that are priced competitively and for providing an outstanding level of service. The company’s claims departments are highly experienced in assisting us deal with customers’ claims at what is undoubtedly a stressful time for our clients.

Everyone here at AIB Insurance is pleased to welcome Zurich Insurance Group on board and we look forward to a long relationship that is mutually beneficial to Zurich, ourselves and of course our valued clientele.

If you would like to find out more about Zurich Insurance Group feel free to visit their website at www.zurch.co.uk.