30 Oct 2012
Posted by Miriam O'Neill 
AA Ireland receives a slew of home and motor insurance claims every year in the wake of Halloween and is advising homeowners to take extra precautions with their homes and cars to avoid damage from fire and vandalism. (more…)
Read more → 25 Oct 2012
Posted by Miriam O'Neill
Keep dangerous substances such as oil, petrol, diesel, spray cans locked away and in a fire proof cabinet if you have one. Avoid leaving flammable materials such as foam furniture, paint and tyres lying around your garden. Don’t leave anything flammable leaning up against your home. (more…)
Read more → 05 Apr 2012
Posted by Miriam O'Neill
With a year on year rise of 7% in burglaries[1] and anecdotal insurance claims evidence that an increasing number are premeditated, the AA is reminding homeowners to be extra vigilant if heading away or out socializing over the Easter bank holiday weekend. Of a sample of 20,000 people recently polled...
Read more → 14 Nov 2011
Posted by Miriam O'Neill
As we all know the last two Irish winters have brought challenging weather conditions including heavy snow falls and record breakingly low temperatures that have really put our homes and cars through their paces. So this year, we’ve created a new and improved AA Winter Zone to help you look after your...
Read more → 12 Sep 2011
Posted by Miriam O'Neill An AA Home Insurance poll of over 13,000 people shows that when it comes to protecting our homes against intruders Irish people are willing to go to extreme lengths. 31% of us would confront or attempt to restrain a prowler, and a similar number would scream and shout in a bid to scare them off. Just...
Read more → 04 Apr 2011
Posted by Miriam O'Neill
Amid increasing reports that the monitoring of social media sites is becoming standard practice for burglars, AA Home Insurance can reveal that 10% of respondents of its latest poll admitted to sharing their travel plans via a social media site. A further 8% of those surveyed by AA Home Insurance...
Read more → 01 Dec 2010
Posted by Miriam O'Neill Choose Christmas lights that have been tested and deemed safe by a reputable testing laboratory. This will be noted on the packaging when you buy them. Try to use the cooler-burning "mini" Christmas lights as opposed to the traditional larger bulbs. The older styles burn much hotter. Only use Christmas...
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