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Getting ready for Festival Season? Make sure you are insured! An article by Zurich Finance states that the last thing festival goers tend to think of when planning a trip, is purchasing contents insurance. Seventy five per cent of festival goers do not take out any kind of insurance when attending an event.

Speaking from experience, festival people are more likely to lose a mobile phone or an MP3, states Zurich Finance. Goods up to the value of £3 billion are expected to be put at risk at music festivals throughout the summer. The article discussed the merits of a music event as a target for thieves. People attending an annual music festival tend to go armed with mobile phones, digital cameras, iPods and MP3 players. Overall then (including any cash people may have on them for the weekend) individuals have items amounting to a collective value of about £260!

People take risks with their possessions leaving personal and valuable items in tents while they wander off for a few hours or they carry phones in their back pockets where they can easily be stolen.

Insurance companies recommend that anyone attending a festival should think seriously and get some insurance cover protecting items against theft, loss and damage. Additionally, they advise that you should leave all debit and credit cards tucked away safely at home (ensuring that you have home and contents insurance). Get yourself equipped with personal possessions insurance for protection of all that you have brought with you to the festival. If you must bring very valuable items with you, check out the availability of a secure lock-up.

When surveyed, one in ten people had personal items stolen at a live music venue or event. Spare a thought for losing YOUR favourite bits and pieces. If you don’t insure your trusted mobile phone, camera or iPod, you are very likely to regret it later on.

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