More Than home insurance review

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What does More Than home insurance cover? Does More Than offer the best home insurance? More Than’s home insurance policy: is it good or bad? How did customers rate More Than's home insurance?

Where can you buy More Than home insurance? What is the More Than home insurance claims number? Get top money-saving tips from Which?

Founded in 2001, More Than has offered a range of insurance products to UK households for over 18 years. From home insurance and car insurance to pet insurance and landlord insurance, More Than covers many areas.

More Than is belongs to the RSA Group, which also owns Tower Insurance, and its home insurance is underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc.

More Than offers the following levels of home insurance cover:

Policy	Policy level	Buildings - Maximum sum insured	Contents - Maximum sum insured
More Than Home insurance	Standard	£1,000,000	£100,000

Table note: The policy scores and information in the panel and tables below are for the "Standard" level of policy

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What does More Than home insurance cover?

The information below gives an at-glance view of the key areas that More Than's home insurance covers as standard.

Elements marked with a ✓ are covered as standard, those marked with a ✘ are not covered as standard. Elements marked with a £ can be added to a policy as optional extras for an additional cost.

✓ Home emergency

Callouts and temporary repairs for home emergencies are covered as standard.

✓ Burst Pipes

You're covered to repair burst pipes with a standard policy.

✓ Key cover

You can claim to replace keys and locks if your keys are lost or stolen.

£ Accidental damage

You can get additional cover for accidental damage to personal belongings, fixtures and fittings.

£ Personal Possessions

If you choose the add-on, you'll get cover for losing or accidentally damaging personal belongings when they're outside your home.

£ Boiler cover

Get his add-on, and you'll be covered for boiler or central heating system failure.

£ Legal protection

Cover for legal costs resulting from claims such as property and employment disputes.

Does More Than offer the best home insurance?

Here's how More Than scored in our latest home insurance survey:

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Overall Which? score

Our total score score combines both the Which? Customer Score, ratings from real customers of the provider, and our expert analysis of the provider's policies. The total score is made up of 50% of the Customer Score and 25% each of Buildings and Contents policy scores.

Which? Customer Score

Which?'s rating for customer satisfaction, based on feedback from real customers who have recently made a claim. The score is made up of a customer's overall satisfaction with the brand, and how likely they are to recommend that brand.

Buildings policy score

Which?'s rating of the quality of this company's buildings insurance policy. We analysed 47 features of its cover to calculate the policy score.

Contents policy score

Which?'s rating of the quality of this company's contents insurance policy. We analysed 66 features of its cover to calculate the policy score.

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How we analyse home insurance

We analyse and rate 47 key elements of standard buildings home insurance policies to come up with the buildings policy score and 66 key elements of standard contents home insurance policies to come up with the contents policy score. We assess how important each individual element is to consumers when choosing and using a home insurance policy, and weight it accordingly when calculating our policy scores.

Initially, we score all of the product elements out of five, reflecting how competitive each provider is in this area compared with other insurers. Weightings are then applied to the higher and lower element scores to enhance / reduce their impact in the overall product score.

More Than’s home insurance policy: is it good or bad?

We've rated hundreds of policy details and picked out the best and worst elements of this cover.

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In detail: every part of More Than's home insurance rated

Weighting	Policy element	Details	Rating
Most important	Alternative accommodation (£)
Most important	Owner's / Occupier's liability (£)
Most important	Repairs guarantee
Other	Unoccupancy period
Most important	Trace and access (£)
Most important	Burst pipes - included?
Most important	Blockage of sewer pipe - included?
Secondary	Gradual build-up of groundwater - included?
Secondary	Subsidence - included?
Secondary	Damage to underground services - included?
Secondary	Flood and storm damage - included?
Secondary	Flood and storm damage to outbuildings - included?
Secondary	Storm damage to fences - included?
Other	Theft of keys - included?
Secondary	Theft of keys (£)
Other	Loss of keys - included?
Secondary	Loss of keys (£)

Weighting	Policy element	Details	Rating
Most important	Alternative accommodation (£)
Most important	Owner's / Occupier's liability (£)
Other	Special event cover increase (e.g. wedding)
Other	Unoccupancy period
Other	Matching sets cover - included?
Other	Damage by domestic pets covered?
Most important	Single item limit for valuables (unspecified) - max limit (£)
Most important	Contents in the open - within home boundary i.e. garden (£)
Most important	Contents in outbuildings - including garages (£)
Most important	Theft from outbuildings (£)
Secondary	Gradual build-up of groundwater - included?
Other	Garden cover - included?
Other	Garden contents cover - plants (£)
Secondary	Money in the home (£)
Secondary	Money away from the home (£)
Secondary	Credit cards in the home (£)
Secondary	Credit cards away from the home (£)
Secondary	Digital information in the home (£)
Secondary	Items temporarily removed from home (£)
Secondary	Business / Office equipment (£)
Other	Freezer contents (£)
Other	Guests belongings (£)
Other	Student contents (£)
Other	Nursing home contents (£)
Other	Moving house cover - included?
Other	Theft of keys - included?
Secondary	Theft of keys (£)
Other	Loss of keys - included?
Secondary	Loss of keys (£)

Weighting	Policy element	Area covered
Most important	Accidental damage cover - included?	Buildings
Most important	Accidental damage cover - included?	Contents
Most important	Home emergency cover - included?	Buildings and contents
Most important	Home emergency - limit per call-out (£)	Buildings and contents
Other	Home emergency - emergency accommodation	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Boiler cover - included?	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Boiler repair (£)	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Boiler replacement (£)	Buildings and contents
Other	Boiler covered if not annually serviced?	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Legal expenses cover - included?	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Legal expenses cover (£)	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Personal possessions cover - included?	Contents
Secondary	Personal possessions away from home - Unspecified single item limit (£)	Contents
Secondary	Personal Possessions limit within a car (£)	Contents
Secondary	Mobile phones (away from home) - included?	Contents
Secondary	Mobile phones away from home - unspecified (£)	Contents
Other	Unspecified bicycles away from home - included?	Contents
Other	Specified bicycle away from home - included?	Contents

Weighting	Policy element	Area covered
Most important	Standard level of excess	Buildings
Most important	Standard level of excess	Contents
Most important	Escape of Water excess	Buildings
Most important	Escape of Water excess	Contents
Secondary	Subsidence excess	Buildings
Secondary	Personal possessions excess	Contents
Secondary	Replacement locks and keys excess	Buildings and contents
Most important	Is NCD offered?	Buildings and contents
Other	NCD protection - included?	Buildings and contents
Other	NCD protection claims (number per year)	Buildings and contents

Weighting	Policy element	Area covered
Most important	Interest charged on payment by instalments (APR)	Buildings and contents
Most important	Renewal Fee	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Adjustment Fee	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Duplicate Documents Fee	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Cancellation fee within cooling off period	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Cancellation fee after cooling off period	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Payment Default Fee	Buildings and contents
Other	Emergency helpline	Buildings and contents
Other	Claims helpline	Buildings and contents
Other	Legal advice helpline	Buildings and contents
Other	Discount for buying buildings and contents insurance?	Buildings and contents
Secondary	Insurer pays switching fees	Buildings and contents
Other	Notice if insurer cancels	Buildings and contents

Table last updated in March 2021. Next update in March 2022.

To see how More Than's home insurance compares with other policies check out our guide on the best and worst home insurance.

How did customers rate More Than's home insurance?

As well as looking at how More Than's home insurance policy stacks up against others, we've also analysed how customers who have recently made a claim feel about it too.

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How More Than's home insurance scored for eight elements of customer satisfaction

Customer satisfaction element	Which? customer rating
Application process
Clarity of policy
Dealing with queries
Ease of managing your policy online
Treatment of longstanding customers
Dealing with complaints
Value for money

Table last updated in March 2021. Next update in March 2022.

"-' represents where we have insufficient sample size (less than 30) to generate a star rating

Where can you buy More Than home insurance?

You can get a More Than home insurance policy online or over the phone. It's on these comparison sites:

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What is the More Than home insurance claims number?

If you need to make a claim with More Than home insurance call 0330 100 7783.

Find out more: is it worth claiming on your home insurance?