Unsurprisingly, the pandemic and lockdowns have impacted home insurance in the U.K.. According to the U.K. Home Insurance Market Report 2021, the number of people working from home changed the nature of reported claims, with burglary and water damage complaints decreasing, but fire and accidental damage claims increasing. (Credit: Tuangtong Soraprasert/Shutterstock) Unsurprisingly, the pandemic and lockdowns have impacted home insurance in the UK. According to the U.K. Home Insurance Market Report 2021, the number of people working from home changed the nature of reported claims, with burglary and water damage complaints decreasing, but fire and accidental damage claims increasing. (Credit: Tuangtong Soraprasert/Shutterstock)

Editor's note: This article is part one of a two-part series on home insurance trends in the U.K.. Part two will publish on PropertyCasualty360.com Wednesday, January 26, 2022.

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Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].

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