Contents Insurance

What is home Contents Insurance?

1st Central Contents Insurance offers reliable protection for your most treasured belongings, giving you peace of mind.

Furniture and household items
Electronics
Clothing & personal items
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What is Contents Insurance?

Contents Insurance protects personal belongings in your home, it covers things like furniture, electronics, clothing, and valuables against theft, fire and damage.

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Up to £75,000 of Contents cover

Cover the contents of your home up to £75,000.

Cash cover

Loss or damage to money in your home is insured up to the amount shown on your policy schedule. 

Loss and damage

We'll cover the cost of repairing or replacing damaged contents in your home, from beloved furniture to electronics.

Mirrors and glass

Accidental breakage of mirrors, glass in furniture, glass tops, and ceramic hobs is covered.  

Fridge and freezers contents

Food that’s spoiled in your fridge or freezer due to a sudden temperature change is covered. 

Bike cover

Calling all cyclists! Pedal bikes kept at home are covered up to £350. 

Cover for outbuildings

We’ll cover loss or damage to what’s in your garage or outbuilding, up to the amount shown on your policy schedule.   

Optional cover

Add extra cover for high-value items worth more than £1,500, and bikes worth more than £350, as specified items at any time. 

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How it works

  1. Get a quote 

    Follow the online link below.

  2. Choose coverage 

    We have a range of cover to suit your needs.

  3. Add optional extras 

     If you want enhanced cover, you’ll be able to add this along the way.

Answers to important questions

I'd like to add Full Accidental Damage Cover to my policy

You can only add Full accidental damage to a new policy at the time of purchasing. If you have an existing policy, you can only add Full Accidental Damage if you are either moving address or renewing your policy.

To add Full Accidental Damage to your policy, simply call us on 0333 043 2001.

How can I add a bicycle to my home insurance policy?

Bikes valued up to £350 are automatically covered within your contents insurance. To extend this cover outside the home, your policy must include Personal Possessions Cover.

Any bikes valued at more than £350 need to be added to your policy as a specified item. The maximum coverage for each bike over £350 is £2,500.

To add cover outside the home for bikes valued at less than £350 or for high-value bikes, simply give us a call on 0333 043 2001.

How do I make a home insurance claim?

We want to take the stress out of making a claim on your home insurance. That's why we've made it possible for you to register your claim online via Your Account

If you'd rather speak to us about a new claim, just give our team a call 24/7 on 0333 043 2034. Call us as soon as possible after the incident to tell us what's happened, even if you're not sure you want to make a claim.

How can I access my documents?

Your documents are kept safe and sound in Your Account so you can access them whenever you like. Log in using your email address – your password will be your policy number – and you can change this once you’ve logged in.  

If you have forgotten your password or don’t remember setting up an account when you bought your policy, please click on the ‘I’ve forgotten my details’ link.

How do I find out the excess on my home insurance policy?

Your excess amounts are outlined in your policy documents.  The excess is the payment you make towards the cost of your claim. Further details on this can be found in your policy documents in Your Account.

Voluntary excess
A voluntary excess is chosen by you and is the amount you are willing to pay towards a claim. You should consider the most you would want to pay in the event of a claim before proceeding.

In the event of a claim, this is payable in addition to the compulsory excess and will be deducted from the overall claim settlement.

Please note, sometimes you may need to pay your excesses up front for repairs to your home.

Compulsory excess
All policies include a compulsory excess. The excesses below apply to buildings, contents, personal possessions and bicycles.

Where a claim is made for more than one section of cover, we will only apply one excess, but the higher excess will always apply.

In the event of an escape of water claim or subsidence claim, you will be charged the relevant excess in replacement of the compulsory excess. More information can be found in the policy wording or refer to your Schedule.

Example of all excess for building and contents 

  Compulsory Voluntary Total
Buildings £200 £250 £450
Contents £200 £250 £450
Escape of water £450 - £450
Subsidence £1,000 - £1,000
Personal possessions £100 - £100
Bicycles £100 - £100

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