Legal & General Insurance warns students over valuables by Finance News Bulletin

Published: 25/10/06

Hi-tech gadgets have greater than before the home contents value of students and Legal & General is caution that they should not only take out house contents insurance, but also protect their property against theftThe average value of students' property that they keep in their digs now stands at £13,358, according to lawful & GeneralThe insurance provider points out that this amount is almost equivalent to the average level of student money owing, which a YouGov study in July approximate at £13,525During the summer, a third of around the clock students bought portable electrical equipment

One in five of these purchased an iPod or mp3 playerThis shopping has boosted the average worth of contents kept in a scholar's bedroom to £2,132 Legal & General points out that this is nearly £1,000 more than in other bedrooms across the countryAndy Dawson, operations manager at Legal & General's General Insurance business, supposed in addition to PCs, laptops and mobile phones, students often also have their own TVs and DVD players

He added: "So it is value checking that their insurance cover is at an adequate height and whether there are any limits on far above the ground risk items, such as

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