Select & Protect warns customers to protect their home this year

As the countdown for the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee begins, Select & Protect is busy preparing for the potential rise in calls relating to its household insurance policies.

There is likely to be a rise in the number of people holding parties in their own homes, and these gatherings can significantly increase accidental damage type losses. Select & Protect said that on New Year’s Day 2011 the number of losses almost doubled.

Add this to the fact that criminals are increasingly internet savvy and go online to find out when people will be away from home. They advertise this by posting their movements on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter.

Select & Protect believes it’s potentially going to be a busy year.