Glastonbury madness makes contents insurance a must

With all the exhilaration of header off to festivals this year, purchasing contents insurance might be the last thing on the norm festival goer's mind. Nevertheless, Zurich Insurance is warning that failure to insure goods could lead to letdown and significant financial loss.

According to Zurich Insurance, festival-goers will put goods worth £3one million million at risk this summertime as festivals attract stealer as well as music lovers. Its research shows that about one in ten of people surveyed have had ownership stolen while at live music events.

The insurance firm revealed that the norm festival goer could be carrying items worth more than £260, including mobile telephone (82 per cent), photographic camera or memory cards (63 per cent), iPods and MP3 participant (16 per cent), wallets (71 per cent) and cash (90 per cent).

And, contempt the risks, a surprisingly high proportionality fails to precaution their preciously articles against loss, theft and harm. Zurich found that 75 per cent do not take out any home or contents insurance, including many of the 500,000 attention a festival for the first time.

Managing director for directly & Partnerships at Zurich, Mike Quinton, said: "One in four British people adults said they were planning on attention a festival this summertime and it would be all too easy to get swept up in the summertime spirit and forget to take even the simplest of precautions with their belongings.

"Our research shows that many music lovers are pickings unnecessary risks by storing expensive goods in tents, carrying pricey items on them and weakness to consider protecting themselves from theft. We urge all festival goers this summertime to plan ahead, only take what they need to as well as checking their cover earlier they go."

Zurich's top tips for those attention Glastonbury and other festivals this year include: leaving debit or recognition cards at home; devising sure a valid contents or href="http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/home_insurance.aspx">home insurance policy is in place (festival goers may require personal possessions insurance or 'all risks' cover to protect goods away from the home); and using security lock-ups for valuables and passports.

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