Warning: Do not share your holiday plans on the internet!

Posted: July 07, 2010 by Daniel Vámosi Martinussen

Insurance companies warn against posting holiday plans on networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter as the wrong people may get hold of your information.

It might seem like a natural compulsion to tell all your Facebook friends that you’re off to Greece for two weeks, but according to two major insurance companies this information could be picked up by burglars and, in some cases, may lead to you losing your compensation claim if they decide to pay a visit.

- I would advise people not to write about their holiday plans on Facebook, says Susanne Møllegaard, head of loss control at insurance company TopDanmark, to news bureau Newspaq.

- It is common that people post something like “Yes, we’re off to Lanzarote for three weeks.” But thieves are keeping an eye on both Facebook and Twitter. It’s a general trend we’re seeing at the moment.

- This sort of information may affect your right to receive compensation if your home is burgled, Nils Peder Kolby, the press officer at financial services group Alm. Brand Forsikring, says to Newspaq.

- If you write that you’re in your summer house in Skagen, this wouldn’t be regarded as gross negligence. But if you tell your friends where the key is or what the code of your alarm is, that would be another matter. If that were the case, you couldn’t be sure your claim would be covered by your insurance policy, he explains.

Source: Newspaq