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It'S All In The Stars!

It's all in the stars!



Water signs most likely to flood, fire signs most prone to smoke damage - when it comes to home claims your luck is written in the stars, says esure.com.

(08 August 2005)

Does your birthday really dictate your luck in life? esure.com reveals there is a striking correlation between both the likelihood of making a home insurance claim and the type of claim, with signs of the zodiac and their corresponding elements: air, earth, fire and water.

If you're a water sign, take extra care when you're tackling DIY in the bathroom and be sure to know where your stop-cock is. According to research from esure.com home insurance, Pisceans, Cancerians and Scorpios - known for their powerful emotions and sensitivity - are the most likely to suffer from flooding in the home from burst pipes, frozen pipes, and escaping water from washing machines, dishwashers, cold water storage tanks and even fish tanks.

 
 
 
 

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Their tears may cause further water-logging!

And the saying there's no smoke without fire holds true, as fire signs make the most claims on their home insurance for smoke damage. The majority of earthquake claims, although a very rare occurrence in the UK, are actually made by earth signs. The question is, did air signs suffer the most tornado damage in Birmingham? Research shows they are the exception to the rule as the homes of unlucky water signs rather than air signs tend to suffer the majority of storm damage and lightening strikes.

Overall rankings from the luckiest (1) to the unluckiest (12)

Sign of the zodiac Element Frequency of home claim Cost of home claim

Aquarius Air 5 1 - lowest claims

Pisces Water 11 3

Aries Fire 1 - least claims 8

Taurus Earth 8 2

Gemini Air 3 10

Cancer Water 9 7

Leo Fire 4 4

Virgo Earth 7 6

Libra Air 6 11

 
 
 
 

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Scorpio Water 10 5

Sagittarius Fire 12 - most claims 9.

Capricorn Earth 2 12 - highest claims.

Arians 'rammed' up to the top of the luck table with the least number of claims, whilst all bets are off for the gamblers of the zodiac - Sagittarians - as they are the unluckiest. Overall, water signs are drowning in the most home claims.

When it comes to the average size of home insurance claims, Capricorns - the most worry-prone of all the star signs - top the zodiac tables, whilst Aquarians' claims are way under the average. On the whole, flamboyant fire signs make the highest claims.

Nikki Sellers, Head of Home Insurance at esure.com, said: "Regardless of your birthday, star sign or element, the truth is that everyone can do their bit to protect their homes and help minimise the risk of a home disaster.
 
 
 
 

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Installing a smoke alarm, a burglar alarm, using a pipe detector before drilling into a wall, or just taking extra care when cooking are simple ways to reduce the likelihood of making a claim and the extent of damages."

Notes:

Star sign information: Astrologers arrange the twelve signs of the Zodiac into four groups, which correspond to the four elements of ancient and medieval philosophy: Fire, Earth, Air and Water.

Aquarius 21st January - 19th February Air

Pisces 20th February - 20th March Water

Aries 21st March - 20th April Fire

Taurus 21st April - 21st May Earth

Gemini 22nd May - 21st June Air

Cancer 22nd June - 23rd July Water

Leo 24th July - 23rd August Fire

Virgo 24th August - 23rd September Earth

Libra 24th September - 23rd October Air

Scorpio 24th October - 22nd November Water

Sagittarius 23rd November - 21st December Fire

Capricorn 22nd December - 20th January Earth

Sources:

Analysis of esure.com's 168,500 home insurance policy holders.



 
 
 
 

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