Overseas Property Insurance you can depend on

We provide overseas property insurance with quality protection at competitive prices. Our client's interests are paramount, and best served by our expert team. Read More...

Welcome!

We have a dedicated team of experts that understand how overseas insurance property bureaucracy works and appreciate how frustrating buying an overseas property can be.

Our plain English, overseas property insurance policy has been a great help to many, many people with properties abroad over the years.

We offer holiday home insurance immaterial of how often it is used, or if it is let to holiday makers or as a long term residential let, or a combination we can offer a tailored product to meet your needs. We provide policies from a number of underwriter's to enable us to provide you with all the information to enable you to make an informed decision. Moving abroad and shipping contents? We can arrange Cargo Insurance to protect your belongings during transit contact us for more information.

We can also provide cover for caravan or mobile homes that are used as an overseas holiday home, provided they are situated in Portugal, France, Spain or Eire.

We can arrange holiday home insurance cover for properties abroad in most countries including (not limited to) Bulgaria, France, Spain, Egypt, Portugal, Cape Verde, Italy, Slovakia etc; however we are unable to quote for properties in USA. Canada and the Caribbean. You do not need to be a resident of the UK to arrange protection through Overseas Property Insurance, however all policies offered by us are governed by UK law and written in plain English.

Bulgaria insurance and Portugal insurance are often limited in overseas public liability protections when arranged overseas. You can be confident that all cover arranged by Overseas Property Insurance includes £5m public liability protection.

If you want more information about Buying and Insuring Overseas Properties, holiday home insurance and property insurance abroad simply request our Hints & Tips report

Finally if you want to know what our comprehensive protection costs, why not use our on-line quote request form

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How our Overseas policy compares

A typical insurer Our policy
Weight of snow is excluded Weight of snow is automatically included.
In the winter months unoccupied property temperature to be maintained at 8°C. Cover available without unoccupancy restrictions, therefore no need to maintain a minimum temperature
Tied to one underwriter - no choice of cover Client's offered a choice of quotations and cover

Case Study

Case Study

Mr Jackson

Mr Jackson advised us of a potential claim. His friend in Portugal (who checks his apartment regularly), had found there to be severe rust on all chrome/metal parts in his bathroom. more...

Your Overseas Team

Did You Know...

Q: What are the policy excesses?

A: Dependant on the underwriter the usual policy excess is £100 for each loss or damage claim

Latest Posts
From The Team

  • Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:53:38 +0000
    Taking the plunge and deciding where abroad to retire  is not a decision to be taken lightly and can often involves months of consideration and many visits abroad.  In some instances a holiday home is rented long term prior to buying to ensure the country offers exactly what you belive it will.   Shelter Offshore has offered [...]more...
  • Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:17:34 +0000
    Recently, we have been asked by our clients to provide cover for their personal effects when they visit their holiday homes.  Whilst cover is provided for these items within the holiday  home,  no cover is provided when the items are taken outside the holiday residence. Overseas Property Insurance  is not intended to replace your Travel insurance, as this covers [...]more...
  • Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:08:39 +0000
      Flash floods hit the south of France, unfortunately killing 15 people.  Heavy rain caused rivers in the Var region east of Marseilles to rise by up to 8ft, forcing hundreds of people to seek safety on the roofs of their homes. If you are insured through www.OverseasPropertyinsurance.co.uk  or  www.underwoodinsurance.co.uk   and your property has [...]more...
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Underwood's in simple terms have been a joy to be associated with. I have been a customer for two years now and would recommend both their polices and...

L Johnson - Leicester

Bev Reardon

Hi Bev here, I manage the Overseas Insurance operation and if I can be of any help, please feel free to email me bevr@underwoodisl.co.uk.

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Email: info@overseaspropertyinsurance.co.uk

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