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More than 10,000 fire damage claims invalidated due to lack of smoke alarm

By 2025-07-30T14:03:00

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Price comparison site estimates that policyholders may have missed out on £16.7m of claims payouts due to smoke alarm negligence

Home insurance policyholders could have invalidated 10,124 fire damage claims and missed out on receiving £16.7m in claims payouts in the year to March 2024 due to smoke alarm negligence.

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