Valuable e-bikes, stylish lounge furniture, high-tech grills, robotic lawnmowers or beach chairs: if you can, you can make yourself comfortable at home in these pandemic times - and are now upgrading your outdoor area in spring.
With all the investments in garden and leisure, decent values quickly come together.
A real Eldorado for thieves.
Consumers who took out a household contents policy years ago should therefore urgently check their insurance cover. The fact that the belongings that are standing or stored outside are automatically and adequately covered, whether against thieves or other damage such as hail and storm, does not happen as often, as Bianca Boss from the Association of Insureds (BdV) explains.