Carrying on caravanning – courtesy of insurance
In the latest Insurance Post Podcast, Kevin Minnear, head of underwriting at Compass, and Dan Dawson, head of underwriting at Ripe, share what insurers are doing to help caravan and motorhome owners protect their home-on-wheels.
The pair explain the trends shaping coverage today, plus the ways policies have adapted to reflect the way people tour in 2025 compared with six-month adventures across Europe that were more common before Covid-19 and Brexit.
How caravan owners and technology contained in these holiday homes has changed in recent years, compared with the youth of Post Podcast host and editor Emma Ann Hughes, plus the impact this has on claims received by insurers in recent years is examined.
Minnear said: “The value of these units is quite a lot. They are getting more and more effective. You’ve effectively got £50,000 on wheels, which presents a decent theft risk.
“Often non-accredited sites like farms and holiday parks aren’t set up for security.”
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