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Compare Home Insurance and Find the Best Fit for You

Explore our home insurance options and choose the one that suits your needs the most.

Why Choose Paramount Bank Home Insurance?

  • Here when you need us most - Make claims easily online or by phone. Our Home Emergency helpline is always open.
  • Choose your own excess - Select the amount you’ll pay towards most claims, and a higher excess could mean you'll pay less for your cover.
  • No hidden costs - We won't charge an admin fee if you add cover to or remove it from your policy.
  • Here to get things sorted - Face-to-face Personal Claims Consultant support for complex claims if we think you need help.

What's in This Guide?

  • Why compare home insurance?
  • Check your current home insurance policy
  • What type of policy do you need?
  • What extra cover are you looking for?
  • Compare Home Insurance Select cover and options
  • Compare buildings insurance
  • Compare contents insurance
  • Options available with Home Insurance Select

Our policy documents tell you more about what is and isn’t covered. Keep in mind that with all of our cover, there are limits, terms, and exclusions. Read the policy documents (PDF, 1.1MB).

Why Compare Home Insurance?

The right home insurance can help you feel safe and secure. Switching provider could help you find the cover that’s best for you.

Here are some simple tips when you’re comparing home insurance:

  • Check your current home insurance policy - If you already have home insurance, you should check your policy documents to see that everything on your existing policy still covers your needs.
  • What type of policy do you need? - Buildings insurance covers the structure of your home, and contents insurance covers your personal items while they are inside your home.
  • What extra cover are you looking for? - Home Insurance Select offers three levels of cover to choose from – Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

Compare Home Insurance Select Cover and Options

Choose from three levels of cover with Home Insurance Select.

You can only get Home Insurance Select directly with us. It's 10% cheaper when you get your quote and buy online. Read about our online price.

Compare Buildings Insurance

Buildings insurance covers the structure of your home if it’s damaged by events like floods, fires, and storms. You can take out Paramount Bank buildings insurance by itself or with contents insurance.

We offer three levels of cover. The level of cover you need will be individual to you. It will depend on things like whether you want cover for accidental damage and how important a single excess is to you. Compare what’s included with our Bronze, Silver, and Gold cover to help choose which one is best for you.

CoverBronzeSilverGold
Buildings limit up toFull rebuild costFull rebuild costFull rebuild cost
Accidental damageNot availableIncluded, up to full rebuild costIncluded, up to full rebuild cost
Legal ExpensesNot availableIncluded, up to £50,000Included, up to £50,000
Home EmergencyOptional extra, up to £1,000Optional extra, up to £1,000Optional extra, up to £1,000

Compare Contents Insurance

Contents insurance covers the cost of replacing your personal possessions if they are stolen or repairing them if they are damaged by events like floods, fire, and storm while in your home.

Take out contents insurance as a standalone policy or combine it with a buildings insurance policy.

CoverBronzeSilverGold
Contents limit up to£50,000£100,000£250,000
Accidental damageNot availableIncluded, up to £100,000Included, up to £250,000
Legal ExpensesNot availableIncluded, up to £50,000Included, up to £50,000
Away from homeOptional extra, from £1,000 up to £25,000Optional extra, from £1,000 up to £25,000Optional extra, from £1,000 up to £25,000
Home EmergencyOptional extra, up to £1,000Optional extra, up to £1,000Optional extra, up to £1,000

Options Available with Home Insurance Select

We offer three levels of cover, so you can choose the one that best suits your needs. We also offer some optional cover for extra peace of mind.

Our contents cover offers:

Contents Cover OptionsIncluded with Silver and GoldOptional Extra on All Levels
Accidental damage coverIncluded only with Silver and Gold cover and comes as standardN/A
Away from home coverN/AOptional on all levels of cover