High Value Jewellery and Art Insurance

Not all home and contents insurance is the same. Larger properties, with larger sums insured – including high value contents such as jewellery and fine art collections – require bespoke cover to make sure the right protection is put in place.

Standard household insurance will invariably have restrictive limits, especially on valuable items. Standard home upper limits are inadequate for high net worth properties, so any loss would likely be underinsured.

When you buy insurance through Flint expert brokers, we talk you through how to calculate the correct contents sums insured and how to obtain an accurate buildings sum insured.

Several of our high value insurers will also value your contents/assets, set agreed sums insured for your insurance contract, and survey your property, thereby avoiding any chance of underinsurance.

It depends. Good quality high value insurers will automatically have higher limits on your high value items – often meaning that you don’t need to list absolutely everything.

Jewellery and art are essential inclusions in high value insurance, requiring particular focus and attention when being valued, such items will likely need to be specified individually on the insurance contract.

Part of Flint’s service is to discuss your required high value assets (jewellery, art, watches etc.) and find the best policy for your needs.

Most insurers recommend re-valuations every 3-5 years. Flint has agreements with a range of valuation experts and can secure good deals to help make this job easier. It is incredibly important to keep up with correct valuations, so that if the worst does happen – you get a true replacement value.

There are a number of options that we can discuss with you, such as increased claims excess; how home security might reduce your premiums, and the part of your premium that is associated with jewellery and watches.

Yes. All household insurance – including high value – policies carry specific limits on the amount of time that the property can be left unoccupied, but this does vary and can be as short as 21 days.

However, high value home insurance is generally more flexible, with longer limits.

Speak to the Private Client team about the best cover for your unique requirements.

Yes. Portfolio insurance policies allow for a mix of properties, e.g. family home, second home, holiday home and investment properties in one convenient insurance contract.

Past experience has shown that insuring all your properties in one policy can often achieve better coverage and save money.

All properties can be included from the outset; we will look at the financial implications for varying scenarios and advise accordingly.

Please note: In many situations, there will be existing insurance policies in place. In these circumstances, we can pre-agree policy terms with the insurance provider and then move the properties into a single policy as the respective current cover expires.

Yes. We are happy to meet face-to-face (or video call) so that we can spend time with you to accurately assess your insurance needs.

Flint Private Clients work with a range of expert providers who can advise on all aspects of home security, including, but not limited to: alarms, CCTV, safes, etc.

When you speak with us, mention your security needs or concerns and we’ll provide expert advice.

In order to select an insurance policy and quote that is perfectly tailored to your needs, a member of our Private Client team will need to speak with you to answer a range of important questions about you, your property(s) and any further assets to be covered as part of the policy (including high value jewellery, artwork, cars, boats, etc). We will assess your unique insurance needs and identify the key parts (and values) of the cover you require in your high value policy.

You can contact us via telephone on 0800 840 3156 (9:00 am to 6:30 pm Monday to Thursday, and 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on Friday). Alternatively, fill out the form on this webpage and we will be pleased to call you back at a time that is convenient for you.

If you already have a quote from another premium home insurance provider, please share this with us and ask us for a competing quote. As an insurance broker, we are able to negotiate rates on your behalf from a wide panel of UK insurers, often at preferable rates. We will endeavour to find you the same policy cover for a lower price.

We have access to a wide range of insurers, including some who do not deal directly with the public, but only via an insurance broker. This includes insurers who specialise in more difficult to place risks, such as those with a high claims frequency. Speak to us, we can often allay your fears!

The majority of insurance quotes from Flint are valid for 30 days. However, the validity period can vary across both insurers and the quotes provided. We will confirm the validity period when we provide you with a quote. If you do not take up the quote within the validity period, a reassessment of your insurance needs will need to be carried out and a new quote established. This may differ from the original, depending on changes within the insurance market.

Once the Private Client team has spoken with you and researched the best insurance quotes for your property(s) and household contents, we will move quickly to confirm the insurance cover options. When we have mutually agreed on the best policy for you, we will action the policy with the insurance firm and confirm the cover with you. Once we provide you with the confirmation, you will have immediate insurance cover.

In the event that you need to make a claim on your insurance and so that we can help you as quickly as possible, please call your Flint Insurance Private Clients dedicated claims team immediately on 0208 309 3407.

Please call us first. As your broker and advocate, we want to help manage the claims process from the outset.

A claim usually means there’s a problem and we know that how this is dealt with has a huge impact on the success of your insurance.

We work closely with our chosen high value insurers and other claims professionals, such as loss adjusters to ensure that the whole process works as smoothly as possible, supported at every stage by your Flint Private Clients account handler.

For Private Clients claims call: 0208 309 3407

Flint Insurance office hours:
Monday – Thursday – 9 am – 7 pm
Friday – 9 am – 5.30 pm
Saturday – 9 am – 12.30 pm

Outside of normal office hours your chosen insurer will have a 24-hour claims reporting hotline – refer to your policy documentation for these details. All of our insurers operate a 24/7 365 days per year claims helpline.